The Gnostic Gospels | Elaine Pagels

The Gnostic Gospels | Elaine Pagels | Gnostic Gospels as it relates to Christianity

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The Gnostic Gospels

	The Gnostic Gospels Elaine Pagels Vintage, 1989 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 186 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The Gnostic Gospels

This is a well written book explaining the Gospel of Thomas as well as some of the other literature found at Nag Hammadi. It includes comparisons of the canonized books of the New Testament to those found in Nag Hammadi.

Gnostic Gospels as it relates to Christianity

Elaine Pagels, a religion professor, discusses the effects the Gnostic gospels have had on Christianity since their discovery in 1945. She explains the gospels view of the life and teachings of Jesus, which differs from that of the New Testament, and deliberates questions raised. Though a well-written book and worth reading, this book does not contain a translation of the Gnostic Gospels.

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History of Christianity

I enjoyed the book but I think it was titled incorrectly. The book provides insights into the history of the early Christian church as well as the philosophical differences between the "orthodox" and "gnostic" Christians. I was hoping the book contained a translation and interpretation of the Gnostic Gospels. The book discusses the text of the Gnostic Gospels only briefly.

Good read if you are interested in religious history

I enjoyed this book, though I really had to concentrate while reading it. It was not exactly what I was expecting. It spoke less about the content of these gospels than it did about the history of the development of christianity, and the early "battle" between the more orthodox church (institution) and the gnostics, who believed in a more individual, less directed experience. I liked it and learned alot about christianity's early days. Only negative is that it could be repetitive at times.

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gnostic gospels

I found this book very educational and well written and layed out. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about the gnostic gospels in and easy to follow form.

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