Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet

This book offers an interesting perspective and gave me a lot to think about. It was well written, engaging, and encouraged me to explore the topic more deeply. A great read for anyone interested in history, spirituality, or biblical studies.

Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson is a powerful and beautifully written book that invites the reader to see Mary Magdalene through a completely different lens — not as a fallen woman, but as a spiritual teacher, a devoted follower of Christ, and a voice of sacred feminine wisdom. Watterson blends history, mysticism, and spiritual reflection in a way that feels both accessible and deeply moving. The writing is lyrical and devotional, and the message is clear: Mary Magdalene’s legacy is one of love, truth, and spiritual authority. This book is especially meaningful for anyone drawn to the divine feminine, healing religious trauma, or reclaiming a deeper relationship with faith that includes women’s voices. A soulful, empowering read.

Every man, woman and child should read this side of the story that has been hidden from the bible. This book has been thoroughly researched by a theologian giving it maximum creditability. It puts the bible to shame for excluding such a powerful woman. They called her a whore. She was not. They ripped, burned and buried the truth of Mary Magdalene and her connection to Jesus who loved her dearly. A companion? I'd say, bluntly, that she was his wife. As in the time of Jesus, Jewish men were expected to take a wife and I doubt he was no exception. If you want the truths, read this book. If you want to ignore the facts keep believing in a religion that excludes the feminine contribution that has been erased from the bible. Truths have a way of always rising to the top. Now my heart is satisfied for what I always knew was not right in the bible but had no proof. Well, except for the multiple errors, such as God creating mankind in his image, therefore: male and female. Then a few pages later, God has a brain fart, forgetting he made human males and females, and created Adam and from his rib popped Eve. And for this and many other reasons that degrade women, I have distanced myself from its writings and the churches. Now, I have the true teachings of Jesus and Mary and need little more. It is a page turner of a book. Thank you for such in-depth research of the lost scrolls. This is a great book! A master piece of writing.

I am marking this a 4 because the author is all about love and notes that she gets self-conscious about her work, but I honestly felt some parts of the book were a 3 and others 4. I finished the book not feeling like I learned much about Mary Magdalene, but a whole lot about a LGBTQ’s woman’s ADHD pick-and-choose feminist beliefs based on various things she read in Divinity School, an adventure to France, and things she sees when she meditates. ~5% of the book is scripture, 25% is about Mary Magdalene and 70% is a hodgepodge of various scripture, empowered women spiritual stories, miscellaneous spiritual stories, and then synchronicity’s that connect all of the above to the author’s life. It’s pretty scattered. Still, she manages to tie most of her ideas together, and I read the whole book because I too have a short attention span and enjoy personal narratives and the stories she shares. I’d 100% recommend this book to feminists and lesbians who perhaps walked away from their faith or relationship with Christ and are seeking a new perspective to connect again. It’s empowering to know there is a reason why the church developed to be so male centric, and why the Gospel of Mary was cut out in the first place. To those who are curious about what the Gospel of Mary actually says and want to interpret for themselves- 100% skip this. You won’t find that here. You’ll find a whole lot of feminist biases. She spends a lot of the book promoting Magdalene’s unique teachings about the aspects of the ego, and then explains her interpretations of them in the middle of the book for about 7 pages, and not a lot of insight with how to navigate them. Unfortunately, that’s the nature of the missing Gospel. I’m still mystified that the exact pages of the book are missing in all three ultra rare copies of the recovered texts.

This book is truly life changing! I was feeling lost in my spiritual practice and frustrated with the dogmatic and patriarchal religious system I grew up in and that maybe there was something wrong with me about why I just couldn’t connect to what was being shared in church. Also, I kept bringing up to people in my life the question, I wonder how different the Bible would be if it was written by women?, and female friends (who are very religious) would say huh I’ve never thought of that. Then I heard Meggan Watterson on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast and my worldview literally exploded in the best way. I felt seen, heard, validated by her sharing of Mary Magdalene’s gospel. Learning about Mary’s perspective in this book has made me want to read the Bible and learn more about Jesus’ life through her lens. Every chapter in this book has a pearl of wisdom. I have the book on audiobook too because I feel like I need to keep reading and listening over and over to solidify this new worldview that has given me inspiration and peace. Thank you Meggan for sharing about Mary, this book is truly amazing.

I have listened to this book, read by the author, several times and experienced laughter, tears, chills and a heartfelt knowing each time. I have also read the text in paperback and enjoyed it in that form and have bought and shared numerous copies of the paperback and audible versions. The combination of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, interspersed with Meggan's stories and experiences, was a life-altering take on the story of Jesus, the sacred relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene, and what Christianity can be at its good, true, eye-of-the-heart source.

In recent years I have been drawn to Mary Magdalene (and this in time brought me to Meggan Watterson). Suffice to say she is engaging, accessible, thought provoking and in a profound way provides a leap forward for someone seeking spiritual union. That union I have begun to experience in the past ten years after decades of seeking and learning is a journey within. Great spiritual teaching isn't impossibly theoretical. It is intimate. Thank you for your writing and your wonderful monthly teachings.

There is a lot of great content in this book. But the author’s underlying tone of anger and disdain towards her interpretation of what is and is not Christianity (she says multiple times she is not a Christian) is distracting and unnecessary and, in many places, completely contradictory to the teachings of Catholicism. It takes away from the spirit of the Magdalene gospel and dismisses thousands of years of Christian mystic tradition unnecessarily.

Loved the humour & insight in the book. Thanks to the author for writing it. I would recommend this to anyone who is trying to understand their spiritual bearings, irrespective of their religion. Iam not a Christian, but still, it gave me a lot of insight on how to reach the higher power, which is right inside us. I don't know, if I'll ever be successful in finding that peace/connection with God that Iam looking for.......But I would surely recommend this book to anyone who is on a spiritual quest & is open to learning. Good luck & God bless.

Mary Magdalene Revealed is one of my favourite books because by reading it I end up in a state of deep contemplation. Sometimes by reading the book or listening to the audiobook it also feels like a meditation to me. Personally I am able to relate very well to Watterson's personal journey she shares in the book. Her interpretation of verses from Mary's gospel is unique and refreshing. According to the author Mary Magdalene was the only person who was able to fully perceive Christ in her heart and this was the reason she had also been His first apostle, the apostle to the apostles. In my opinion Mary Magdalene Revealed can be categorized as Christian mystic literature.

Already over half way through this book within a day of receiving it! What a find! I’ve never felt able to connect myself to any of the patriarchal religious beliefs, wondering how (referring to Christianity here) a man such as Jesus who preached love and peace to all beings could be so out of touch as to not include all people who followed him. It certainly hasn’t ever added up, there has always been something missing, something that rendered the scales uneven, surely this man who turned the world upside down would not exclude women from his ministry? Obviously the church’s hidden agenda perpetuated the myth of the untouchable, holy and unsullied man, it’s not something that connects us to the age old search for spirituality as I personally find the church lacking in both soul and spirituality. The uncovering of the gospel of Mary is the missing piece for me and the possibility that a spiritually advanced and aware movement existed outside of ‘the church’ which indeed exalted the true message of Christ has always given me cause for hope. This book isn’t about ‘feminism’ as a movement in itself but the reverence of the feminine, the balance of all things which has to be so for life to exist. Read it, just because it’s so full of hope and beauty, I feel that it’s sparked a need to find out more about this side of Christ, the completeness of him through Mary and I’m now looking to read other books that the author recommends. It’s well written, little personal anecdotes connect you to her research and story and enable you to see how a woman looking at all aspects of femininity has been able to reconcile her feelings about theology. I felt immediately connected to the understanding of my own frustrations with conventional Christianity and it’s explained why I had vehemently rejected it so many years ago. I’m never going to become a follower of the church, it hasn’t changed that for me and I hadn’t wanted it to, but it has confirmed what I’d felt all along, that Jesus as a man would have been a complete man who experienced transcendence of his heart and was able to do so because of his love for all who chose to walk with him, including women.

I just couldn't put it down.. an excellent read about Mary Magdalene 🌹would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to learn about Mary Magdalene

GREAT BOOK, BUT IS NOT, THE GOSPEL OF MARY MAGNELIN.