Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The canonical gospels offer little information about the life of Mary of Nazareth before the birth of Jesus, and less still about what happened to her after Jesus’ death. Christian imagination filled in these gaps in Mary’s biography through additional texts, presenting her as wife and mother, but also disciple, visionary, matriarch, heavenly sojourner, and mediator.
Join Tony Burke for his talk "The Other Life of Mary: Stories the Bible Never Told about the Mother of Jesus" at the New Insights into the New Testament conference from Sept. 26-27. Early bird pricing is available through Aug. 22.
🔗 to register - bartehrman.com/gonint26
The canonical gospels offer little information about the life of Mary of Nazareth before the birth of Jesus, and less still about what happened to her after Jesus’ death. Christian imagination filled in these gaps in Mary’s biography through additional texts, presenting her as wife and mother, but also disciple, visionary, matriarch, heavenly sojourner, and mediator.
Join Tony Burke for his talk "The Other Life of Mary: Stories the Bible Never Told about the Mother of Jesus" at the New Insights into the New Testament conference from Sept. 26-27. Early bird pricing is available through Aug. 22.
🔗 to register - bartehrman.com/gonint26
