Elaine H. Pagels

A study of the Gnostic texts, which describe the same people and events portrayed in the New Testament but from a different perspective, reveals why their suppression was essential to the development of the Christian church

The Gnostic Gospels

A world-renowned scholar of religion and bestselling author of "The Gnostic Gospels, Beyond Belief," and" Reading Judas" explores the strangest and most controversial book in the Bible: the Book of Revelation.

Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation

Revelations

Discusses the concepts of original sin and the historical meaning of Christianity.

Adam, Eve, and the Serpent

Provides an analysis of the early origins of Christianity, based on the teachings from the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas, exploring the faith of the early Christians and offering new interpretations of a range of topics.

The Secret Gospel of Thomas

Beyond Belief

This work is a social history of the devil. The figure of Satan has been a standing puzzle in the history of religion. This study examines his origins and his shifting functions. Satan is not present in classical Jewish sources (and scarcely present in traditional Judaism to this day). Images of Satan began to develop and proliferate in later Jewish sources not included in the Hebrew Bible. The book explores this early history or invention of the devil, and traces Satan's subsequent transformations as one of society's most necessary fictions.

The Origin of Satan

Los evangelios gnósticos

warum die Bibel nur die halbe Wahrheit sagt

Das Geheimnis des fünften Evangeliums

Heracleon's Commentary on John

The Johannine Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis

When her young son was diagnosed with fatal pulmonary hypertension, religion professor Pagels' spiritual and intellectual endeavors took on a new urgency, leading her to investigate what Jesus and his teachings meant to his followers before the invention of doctrine.

Elaine H. Pagels

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