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After the gnostic gospels, elaine pagels extended her research in various directions, from perceptions of sexuality in early christianity and identity politics in the christian creation of the satan figure to ancient biblical interpretations, ritual in nag hammadi texts, and, recently, the gospel of judas and ancient apocalypses. Elaine pagels download the gnostic gospels elaine pagels ebook. Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, pagels returns to her investigation of the secret gospel of. Jul 09, 2004 elaine pagels, the secret gospel of thomas her latest book, beyond belief. A lot of space is taken up discussing the gospel of john, supposedly as a comparison, but when the gnostic gospels are discussed pagels discusses just about every gnostic gospel except thomas. Its about a religious text that is little known the secret. As opposed to the gospel of john, which asserted that jesus was an eternally existing aspect of god who came to earth to save humankind, the secret gospel of thomas agrees that jesus was in some sense divine, but says that a streak of divinity can be found in all. Buy elaine pagels ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. The gospel of judas and the shaping of christianity. For information about the surviving manuscript of the gospel of judas, see the. The introduction, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and author biography that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of beyond belief. Elaine pagels beyond belief the secret gospel of thomas random house 2003. Here follows an interview with elaine pagels, based on her new work,beyond belief, the gospel of thomas.
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The gospel of thomas contains concentrated miniparables, contai. The site includes the gnostic society library with the complete nag hammadi library and scriptures, and a large collection of other primary gnostic scriptures and documents. Visions, prophecy, and politics in the book of revelation, viking penguin, new york, 2012 reading judas. In this highly original work, elaine pagels demonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the assumption that paul writes his letters to combat gnostic opponents and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom. The gospel according to thomas also known as codex ii was found in egypt in 1945. Pdf elaine pagels beyond belief the secret gospel of. Pagels, for example, says that johns gospel makes two references to the inability of the. Elaine pagels, nee hiesey born february, 1943, is an american religious historian.
Yet the gnostic gospel of thomas relates that as soon as thomas recognizes him, jesus says to thomas that they have both received their being from the same. A lost, secret vision of jesus earl richard loyola university yamauchi lecture october 17, 1993 the recent discovery and current interest in the gospel of thomas have elicited considerable popular and scholarly attention, a phenomenon which shows no indication of coming to an end. The gospel of judas and the shaping of christianity, co authored with karen king, viking penguin, new york, 2007. Special edition including the complete text of the gospel of thomas elaine pagels, one of the worlds most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, and winner of the national book award for her groundbreaking workthe gnostic gospels, now reflects on what matters most about spiritual and religious exploration in the twentyfirst century.
We wish to draw on your note that our site not store the ebook itself, but we give reference to site wherever you may download either reading online. Download misquoting jesus the story behind who changed the bible and why ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Elaine pagels is the harrington spear paine foundation professor of religion at princeton university. Published initially in 1979, pagels the gnostic gospels represents a landmark of scholarship in religious studies. Read misquoting jesus the story behind who changed the bible and why online, read in mobile or kindle. The gospel of thomas is a noncanonical sayings gospel. Beyond belief the secret gospel of thomas pagels a writer thinker on religion history winner of the national book award for the gnostic gospels reflects on what matters most about. The secret gospel of thomas e laine pagels, professor of religion at princeton university, became famous well, at least well known with the publication of her book, the gnostic gospels, in she has written several other books as well on the history of christianity, establishing her as the foremost popular scholar in the field.
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