"Arresting...brilliant...this book illuminates the angels with which we must wrestle to come to the truth of our bedeviling spritual problems." —The Boston Globe With magisterial learning and the elan of a born storyteller, Pagels turns ...
In this spellbinding book, renowned religious scholar Elaine Pagels elucidates the mysteries and meanings of these sacred texts both in the world of the first Christians and in the context of Christianity today.
It is sure to appeal to Pagels's committed readers and bring her a whole new audience who want to understand the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world's religions, and to appreciate the lasting appeal of this extraordinary ...
During the last 25 years, award-winning author Pagels has been on a personal and intellectual quest to understand the origins of Christianity. In this exciting new book, she traces the source to the Gospel of Thomas.
Evaluates the meaning of the controversial, newly-discovered Gospel of Judas, illustrating how the text offers an understanding of Judas's betrayal, the apostles' understanding of Jesus's death, and God's role in the crucifixion.
Certain theological issues aroused controversy that divided different Valentinian teachers and distinguished their schools from one another.
Om den kristne traditions grundlæggende holdninger til moral og seksualitet, samt om hvorledes traditionerne ændredes, da kristendommen i 300-tallet blev romersk statsreligion
Preliminary Material --Introduction to Codex XI /John D. Turner --NHC XI,I: The Interpretation of Knowledge /Elaine H. Pagels --NHC XI,2: A Valentinian Exposition 22,1-39,39 /John D. Turner --NHC XI,3: Allogenes, 45,1-69,20 /Elaine H. ...