About this title: Pagels, a noted authority of religion, examines what impact Gnosticism could have had on Christianity had it not been labelled heretical by the early church fathers. THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS offers up insights from this obscure branch of Christianity, offering synopses of these documents that purport to reveal new insights into Jesus's life, his ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York
Date Published: 1981
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. tight-clean unmarked pages. xxxix, 214 p.; 18 cm. Originally published by Random House, New York. Includes bibliographical references and index. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1989-09-19
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: Fair. Spine uncreased. Cover has slight wear. Pages tanning, dog-eared throughout. A few pages have underlined text and notes. *Ships Next Business day* read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780394740430ISBN:0394740432
Description: Fine. Good Condition. Reasonable wear. Still very usable. Interior has writing/underlining. May have bookstore-related stamps/stickers/marks. Multiple copies may be available. SHIPS W/IN 24 HOURS! FREE INSURANCE on all orders! E-mail notification! Careful, thorough packaging. Fast, personal service. No hassle, full refund return policy! COMBINE SHIPPING-TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOOKS/CDs/MOVIES AVAILABLE! read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: S Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: Good+ 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Edgewear, soiling and browning to wraps. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Some Pencil writing & underlining. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780394740430ISBN:0394740432
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market Paperback; Good condition; light tanning to pages; a small pen mark at top right corner of flyleaf page; (shelf b102); "An intellectually elegant, concise study"; 214 pages; read more
Description: Good. 0679724532 25747 PB: spine smooth, text clean, cover has slight shelf wear w/crease-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m a i l. wt1lbpf. read more
Edition: First edition thus
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books; Random House, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xxxvi, 182 pp., bib. notes, index; 21 cm. First published, 1979. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "A provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts. "-Publisher. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: Good-Used in None as Issued jacket. / 0679724532. Shelf wear. Some dog eared pages. Pages tanning. Ships with confirming email. 100% money back guarantee. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: Very Good. 5 x 8. The book is in very good condition. There is underlining and marginalia in the Introduction, and a few dogearred corners. Examines the history and events leading to the discovery in Egypt, in 1945 of the Gnostic Gospels, the sacred books of one of the earliest Christian sects. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: New. New-This book has not been read and shows no obvious defects. It may have a remainder mark. Note this book is considered a trade or oversize paperback book. Our ultimate goal is to provide you with a satisfying customer experience. read more
"Pagels is an amazing scholar of the early Christian era. I initially thought that this book was going to be a detailed account of the gnostic gospel texts, but it was really more about why the early Christian fathers chose the books they did to be included in the cannon of scriptures. The gnostic gospel text, Pagels argues, were excluded and deemed heretical because they did not support the establishment of an all-powerful church. A lot of Christians, I'm sure, would have problems with much of what she shows. This book is really a fascinating glimpse into the early Christian era. I was amazed at just how many Christian factions existed. I was also amazed at how "Eastern" much of the gnostic texts sounded...self enlightenment, meditation, etc. It really makes one wonder what would Christianity look like today had some of these gospel texts been included in the cannon?"
"Really fascinating introduction to some recently-rediscovered (1945) early Christian texts that didn't make the cut for the New Testament. Pagels makes a persuasive case that the Gnostics - though themselves a diverse group with a variety of different interpretations of Christ's life and message -- generally held beliefs that tended to undercut efforts to establish a global, institutionalized, catholic religion, and therefore had to be sidelined. The passages she quotes highlight the Gnostics' anti-hierarchical, anti-authoritarian, egalitarian and individualized approach to religion -- appealing in many ways to anyone even a little bit disenchanted with some of the seamier sides of institutional religion. But Pagels is careful to emphasize that "the religious perspectives and methods of gnosticism did not lend themselves to mass religions" and to delineate the tension between finding one's own path to enlightenment and forging relationships and communities with others: "ideas alone do not make a religion powerful, although it cannot succeed without them; equally important are social and political structures that identify and unite people into a common affiliation.""
"An early, comprehensive, and extremely influential examination of the scrolls found at Nag Hammadi in 1945. Does not include the recently restored Gospel of Judas, but does tackle all apocrypha available and relates the histories of these gospels if known. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever struggled with certain aspects of Christianity, as it offers a window into a religion that could have been. I could totally practice this form of Christianity if only it still existed. It is useful to therapists as it shows an early form of teachers/disciples trying to find serenity and knowledge through learning to know themselves, much like modern psychotherapy. I am also enlightened to certain themes that run through fiction of the last 50 years, ranging from Toni Morrison to the reboot of 'Doctor Who'."
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