An edition of The gnostic Gospels (1979)

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An edition of The gnostic Gospels (1979)

The gnostic Gospels

1st ed.
  • 3.6 (7 ratings) ·
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  • 6 Currently reading
  • 11 Have read

"A startling account of the meaning of Jesus and the origin of Christianity based on gnostic gospels and other secret texts, written almost 2,000 years ago, recently discovered near Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt"--Jacket subtitle.

Publish Date
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Pages
182

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Cover of: The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels
2012, RANDOM HOUSE
hardcover
Cover of: Gnostic Gospels
Gnostic Gospels
April 6, 2006, PHOENIX (ORIO)
Paperback
Cover of: I vangeli gnostici
I vangeli gnostici
2005, Mondadori
in Italian
Cover of: The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels
April 6, 2004, Random House
in English
Cover of: The gnostic gospels
The gnostic gospels
September 19, 1989, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Paperback in English
Cover of: The gnostic Gospels
The gnostic Gospels
1979, Random House
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
273/.1
Library of Congress
BT1390 .P3

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxvi, 182 p. ;
Number of pages
182

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4403315M
ISBN 10
0394502787
LCCN
79004764
OCLC/WorldCat
4957501, 87857001, 13738
Library Thing
8673592
Goodreads
54882

Work Description

The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and accessible histories of early Christian spirituality published in our time.In 1945 an Egyptian peasant unearthed what proved to be the Gnostic Gospels, thirteen papyrus volumes that expounded a radically different view of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ from that of the New Testament. 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.With insight and passion, Pagels explores a remarkable range of recently discovered gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, to show how a variety of "Christianities" emerged at a time of extraordinary spiritual upheaval. Some Christians questioned the need for clergy and church doctrine, and taught that the divine could be discovered through spiritual search. Many others, like Buddhists and Hindus, sought enlightenment--and access to God--within. Such explorations raised questions: Was the resurrection to be understood symbolically and not literally? Was God to be envisioned only in masculine form, or feminine as well? Was martyrdom a necessary--or worthy--expression of faith? These early Christians dared to ask questions that orthodox Christians later suppressed--and their explorations led to profoundly different visions of Jesus and his message. Brilliant, provocative, and stunning in its implications, The Gnostic Gospels is a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith.

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