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- EX-LIBRARY
- Publication Name
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- ISBN
- 9780679724537
- Book Title
- Gnostic Gospels
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 1989
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Religion
- Topic
- Spirituality, Reference, Gnosticism, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
- Item Weight
- 7.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679724532
ISBN-13
9780679724537
eBay Product ID (ePID)
605315
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gnostic Gospels
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Spirituality, Reference, Gnosticism, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
Publication Year
1989
Genre
Religion
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
89-040159
Dewey Edition
19
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"The first major and eminently readable book on gnosticism benefiting from the discovery in 1945 of a collection of Gnostic Christian texts at Nag Hammadi in Egypt." --The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Decimal
299/.932
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. The Controversy over Christ's Resurrection: Historical Event or Symbol? 2. "One God, One Bishop": The Politics of Monotheism 3. God the Father/God the Mother 4. The Passion of Christ and the Persecution of Christians 5. Whose Church Is the "True Church"? 6. Gnosis: Self-Knowledge as Knowledge of God Conclusion
Synopsis
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE WINNER * SELECTED BY THE MODERN LIBRARY AS ONE OF THE 100 BEST NONFICTION BOOKS * The landmark study exploring alternative perspectives of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts that could have shaped the religion differently if included in the Christian canon * "[Pagels] is always readable, always deeply informed, always richly suggestive of pathways her readers may wish to follow out for themselves." -- Harold Bloom, The Washington Post "[Pagels] writes with the instincts of a novelist, the skill of a scholar, and the ability to sort out significances that many writers lack." --Chicago Tribune * " An intellectually elegant, concise study . . . The economy with which [Pagels] evokes the world of early Christianity is a marvel." --The New Yorker The Gnostic Gospels is 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. 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 and stunning in its implications, The Gnostic Gospels is a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith., NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE WINNER - SELECTED BY THE MODERN LIBRARY AS ONE OF THE 100 BEST NONFICTION BOOKS - The landmark study exploring alternative perspectives of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts that could have shaped the religion differently if included in the Christian canon - "[Pagels] is always readable, always deeply informed, always richly suggestive of pathways her readers may wish to follow out for themselves." -- Harold Bloom, The Washington Post "[Pagels] writes with the instincts of a novelist, the skill of a scholar, and the ability to sort out significances that many writers lack." --Chicago Tribune - " An intellectually elegant, concise study . . . The economy with which [Pagels] evokes the world of early Christianity is a marvel." --The New Yorker The Gnostic Gospels is 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. 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 and stunning in its implications, The Gnostic Gospels is a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith.
LC Classification Number
BT1390.P3 1981
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