The Gnostic Gospels: A Startling Account of the Meaning of Jesus and the Origin of Christianity Based on Gnostic Gospels and Other Secret Texts
by:
Elaine Pagels (author)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781415929179 (1415929173)
Publish date: February 14th 2006
Publisher: Books on Tape
Edition language: English
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...
Log in with Facebook 
