do support the bible's story that jesus and mary were very close. >> the idea that the gospels would not mention a wife if there was one doesn't make any sense. most likely, mary was a close friend of jesus and a follower, but not his wife. >> what the gospel of phillip clearly says is that there is some kind of a favored relationship between mary magdalene and jesus. that jesus does care for her more than the other disciples. and that's all it really tells us. >> but some scholars believe the nag hammadi texts do reflect a genuine tension between mary and peter. >> i think the tension that's reflected outside of the bible, i think they do reflect a tension between peter and mary.