This book is a bit more subdued, in my opinion, from her other works. But it goes into more detail as to the early Christian discussion and debate on what is orthodox, what would eventually be considered canon, and what would ultimately be included in the New Testament. Which I guess the subject mat...
I think the history of the early church should be required reading for all Americans. Don't stop believing whatever it is you believe; just know where it came from. This book is an excellent start. I'm glad I'm reading it *after* having listened to a lecture series about the cultural journey from Je...
Whenever I refer to the Book of Revelations in the presence of my wife, she corrects me by reminding me that it's a singular revelation, not plural. As usual she is correct. But I don't appreciate being corrected, so I was glad to see, at first glance, what appeared to be Elaine Pagels agreeing w...
An imminently rational and reasonable reading of the book of Revelations. It will be universally disregarded.Pagels puts Revelations in the context of the author's time of intense persecution of Christians by Rome, in the context of other heavily symbolic prophetic works of the time such as those r...
A well-researched exploration of the differences between the original diversity of thought surrounding the teachings and sayings of Jesus, and what became the institution of mainline Christianity. I very much appreciated the author's care in investigating beyond just the differences between gnostic ...
As someone who was subjected to Catholic school for 12 years, I've always been somewhat interested in all the Gnostic texts that didn't get included in the bible. So when I saw this on my girlfriend's bookshelf, I had to give it a read.Chapter 1: Chapter 1 examines whether or not Christ actually ro...
I was already familiar with the Gnostic Gospels, mainly through the lectures and writings of Bart Erhmann, before I picked up this earlier book. However Elaine Pagels' study on these writings of Early Christianity is essential in spreading light on this topic. One of the things this book does so wel...
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