The Gnostic Gospels
$21.75
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2006
Summary
In 1945, fifty-two papyrus texts, including gospels and other secret documents, were found concealed in an earthenware jar buried in the Egyptian desert. These so-called Gnostic writings were Coptic translations from the original Greek dating from the time of the New Testament. The material they embodied—poems, quasi-philosophical descriptions of the origins of the universe, myths, magic, and instructions for mystic practice—were later declared heretical, as they offered a powerful alternativ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753821145 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753821141 |
| Author: | Elaine Pagels |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2006 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Elaine Pagels
Elaine Pagels received her doctorate from Harvard University in 1970 and subsequently taught at Barnard College, Columbia University, where she chaired the department of religion. She is currently the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Professor Pagels is the author of several books on religious subjects and was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1981. She lives and teaches in Princeton, New Jersey.
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