Elaine Pagels: 8 books

A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the bestselling author of Beyond Belief. Through the bestselling books of Elaine Pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the Gnostic Gospels. As...

«Die Offenbarung des Johannes gibt viele Rätsel auf: Was bedeutet die Zahl 666? Wer ist die große Hure Babylon? Wie kündigt sich das Weltende an? Und wer hat das Buch überhaupt geschrieben? Elaine Pagels betrachtet die Schrift im Vergleich mit anderen frühchristlichen Apokalypsen, erklärt ihre...

In Beyond Belief, renowned religion scholar Elaine Pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest Christian texts, arguing for an ongoing assessment of faith and a questioning of religious orthodoxy. Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group...

**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...

Het boek Openbaring is - 2000 jaar nadat het is geschreven - een opmerkelijk en invloedrijk Bijbelboek, vol met dromen en visioenen. Elaine Pagels onderzoekt in welke historische en politieke context we dit boek het beste kunnen plaatsen. Ze bespreekt niet alleen de ontstaansgeschiedenis, maar ook...

The instant New York Times bestseller interpreting the controversial long-lost gospel The recently unearthed Gospel of Judas is a source of fascination for biblical scholars and lay Christians alike. Now two leading experts on the Gnostic gospels tackle the important questions posed by its...

Deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us.  How did the early Christians come to believe that sex was inherently sinful? When did the Fall of Adam become synonymous with the fall of humanity? What turned...

From the religious historian whose The Gnostic Gospels won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition. With magisterial learning and the elan of a born storyteller, Pagels turns Satan’s...