05158cam a2200865 4500 1168849965 TxAuBib 20240313120000.0 ||||||s2004||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781588364173 1588364178 B000RH0DSU Amazon d8731818-14fd-486e-9800-ec9ee4a0cc35 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 53045 OverDrive (Product ID) 126049 126049 126049 TxAuBib Pagels, Elaine. The Gnostic Gospels [Libby]. Random House Publishing Group, 2004. Christian. judaism. Mythology. Mysticism. New Testament. Ancient History. philosophy. Gospels. Religion. gospel of Thomas. Bible. gnostic. Church. ancient. heresy. gnostic gospels. Church history. History. Apocrypha. the gospels. Jesus. Christianity. gnosticism. scripture. religious. Nag Hammadi. Pseudepigrapha. the holy grail. the new testament. gnostic bible. elaine pagels. beyond belief. unique gifts for men. elaine pagels books. gospel of mary magdalene. the gnostic gospels. nag hammadi scriptures. gnostic gospels complete. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2732kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Reference. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. HTML:Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time 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. Media Type: eBook. National Book Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-03-13 20:00:02. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/D87/318/18/GnosticGospels9781588364173.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D8731818-14FD-486E-9800-EC9EE4A0CC35&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/D87/318/18/GnosticGospels9781588364173.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D8731818-14FD-486E-9800-EC9EE4A0CC35&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/D87/318/18/GnosticGospels9781588364173.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D8731818-14FD-486E-9800-EC9EE4A0CC35&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)