Several possible authors are postulated to have contributed to the Magadhalene Sutras. Many letters seem to be from Mari Magadhalene, but others may have been done by other first century authors such as the prolific writer and copier, Xenophon, Siphor perhaps and even St. Thomas. According to tradition, Mari, and later the order of The Magadhalenes collected and distributed copies of these sutras.
Mari was teasingly and affectionately referred to as The Magadhalene in Asia, because she hailed from Magadha, a people in north east India with a reputation of being proud and obstinate. In the west, Mari was often referred to as The Beloved Disciple. This nickname illustrates the inner-politics of the Wayist movement in Judea. Several Wayist Scriptures from that area make mention of this politic. Often, Peter is illustrated being peeved in jealousy of Mari and he uses the term Beloved Disciple in derogatory manner. Clearly, there was some inner friction. On more than one occasion, in more than one apocryphal writing Peter complains that Mari’s presence is improper because she is a woman, and Iesous says to him (or threatens him), “Should I make her a male, right now, on your behalf?”…