About this title: Noted theologian Pagels offers up her latest look inside the Bible, targeting an obscure text reported to be the Gospel of Thomas, the doubting apostle. BEYOND BELIEF offers up Thomas's depiction of Christ, his message, and the history of the era. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. 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: 2004
ISBN-13:9780375703164ISBN:0375703160
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Edition: 7th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780375501562ISBN:0375501568
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. not price clipped; several small tears; creased and slightly scuffed; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine bumped/ several page tips creased. read more
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Description: Good. 2003-Hardcover---dj has minor shelfwear-Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. 2003-Hardcover-Cover shows minor shelf wear. ---Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: BCE
Binding: Hardcover.
Publisher: N.Y. : Random House
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780375501562ISBN:0375501568
Description: Fine/Near Fine. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Minimal DJ edgewear. The author explores how Christianity began by tracing its earliest texts, including the secret Gospel of Thomas, and historical and archaeological sources to investigate what Jesus and his teachings meant to his followers before the invention of doctrine and of Christianity as we know it...Thomas's Gospel finds its closest affinities with kabbalah...Pagel shows that what matters about Christianity involves much more than any one set of ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 2003-05-06
ISBN-13:9780375501562ISBN:0375501568
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. DJ is VG. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780375501562ISBN:0375501568
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Previous owner's name is written on first endpaper. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"A travel back to early christianity. Most Christian uses this era as a model of their faith. Yet the writing of Elaine Pagel clearly shows that this era was riddle with egos and contradictions. The difference between the gospel of John and the gospel of thomas are still signposts for us living a fulfilled life both individually and corporately.
Written in plain English, it will confound many but it will be a tool for a few to look for reality."
"Not as great as "The Gnostic Gospels", not a lot of new information, just a slightly deeper examination of the role Thomas plays in the Bible and apocrypha. I listened to the audiobook which also included a lecture and Q&A from somewhere, and it was like whatever."
"This book looks into the political and intellectual battles that decided what the New Testament canon would turn out to be, and in particular, focuses on the might-have-beens had the more egalitarian and individualistic views expressed in the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas been used as the foundation of Christian thought instead of the more authoritarian and mystical approach of John."
"After reading Picoult's Change of Heart, I was given this book as a Mom's Day gift. I enjoyed Pagels' guidance through the debate of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th centuries regarding the life and teachings of Jesus. As a Religion Prof a Princeton, Pagels has studied the debate of those years through not only those gospels included in the Bible but also the hidden 50 books that were not included and that were found in Neg Hammadi in 1945. A fascinating read that is 'healing, good sense, and gives permission to think,imagine and yet believe'."
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