Mary of Clopas [SEP] sex or gender
Mary of Clopas among Jesus' female entourage:
Adding to the confusion, the Gospel of Philip seems to refer to her as Jesus' mother's sister ("her sister") and Jesus' own sister ("his sister").
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew (7th century) presents Mary of Cleophas as the daughter of Cleophas and Anna:
Identity of Clopas.
The expression "Mary of Clopas" in the Greek text is ambiguous as to whether Mary was the daughter or wife of
of John; Luke the Evangelist, according to the "Book of the Bee"; Philip the Deacon; James, brother of Jesus; and Mary, the wife (or possibly daughter) of Clopas, who is considered the same person as Cleopas.
John Gillman, in a "Festschrift" to Jan Lambrecht, writes that "Luke's failure to identify Cleophas' companion by either name or gender may well be a strategy of inviting the reader to identify implicitly with that person, and thus to make the journey