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: 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
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724537ISBN:0679724532
Description: Very Good. Slight shelf wear. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. 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
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: 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: 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: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1981
Description: Very-Good+ 12mo. {011216} The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels. Published by Vintage Books in 1981. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK 12mo Philosophy 214pp. {Book Condition} VERY-GOOD+ {Book Condition Details} Text: tanning around extremities, Cover: edge wear, light creasing on Spine, light creasing, rubbing. {Blurb} Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. An intellectually elegant, concise study … the economy with which she evokes the world of early Christianity is a marvel-The New Yorker. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1979
Description: Good. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and square. Pages are somewhat yellowed with age. Cover is good w/ light wear. Has a small amount of underlining and marginalia. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1981
Description: Very Good. Clean, fresh, vintage paperback with very minor aging. Free of markings. At the top of the quality scale for used book that has been read. MendoPower Employment Services will immediately and carefully pack this book in high-quality bubble lined, envelopes. We appreciate your business and welcome any questions. read more
"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'."
"This is an insightful book on to the topics of the early Christian Church, especially some of its Gnostic branches that collected their texts in the tablets found at Nag-Hammadi. Fairness and love for all, God as Love, and the equal role of women in society and spirituality are among the very interesting topics Pagels explores as central to these teachings. The only thing I didn't care for about this magnificent book is the fact that there is no clear listing of the texts she is speaking of; there's a lot of flipping back and forth to the index to try and keep the different texts straight. But the topics Pagels explores as central to early Christianity are really fascinating."
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