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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 273.1
EAN: 9780679724537
ISBN: 0679724532
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: September 19, 1989
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: September 19, 1989
Sales Rank: 6054
Studio: Vintage
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A provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts.
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Gnosticism's Christian form grew to prominence in the 2nd century A.D. Ultimately denounced as heretical by the early church, Gnosticism proposed a revealed knowledge of God ('gnosis' meaning 'knowledge' in Greek), held as a secret tradition of the apostles. In The Gnostic Gospels, author Elaine Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon. Without a doubt: Gnosticism celebrates God as both Mother and Father, shows a very human Jesus's relationship to Mary Magdalene, suggests the Resurrection is better understood symbolically, and speaks to self-knowledge as the route to union with God. Pagels argues that Christian orthodoxy grew out of the political considerations of the day, serving to legitimize and consolidate early church leadership. Her contrast of that developing orthodoxy with Gnostic teachings presents an intriguing trajectory on a world faith as it 'might have become.' The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging reading for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. --F. Hall
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The Gnostic Gospels is a scholastic look at some of the forces that threatened to split the early Christian Church. The battle, as portrayed by Pagels, was between Orthodoxy and Gnosticism. Her argument is based on ancient texts discovered in 1945 in Egypt. She talks about the battle between the Orthodox "winners" and the Gnostic "loser" on issues such as the nature of God, the meaning of the resurrection, and the role of the episcopacy. Since the Orthodox won the battle, our understanding of ... Read More
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The product arrived quickly and the quality was excellent. I had the subject on hard back, but listening to the subject on CD impacted the delivery and allowed others to join in and listen. Looking for other products like it...on CD
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This is a classic book about Gnosticism. First published in 1979 it was amongst the first major books on the subject without the "traditional" anti-Gnostic heresiological bias. Today, though, there are better books available on the subject. This book almost fails to make any notion of Gnosticism's relation to psychology.
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If you're wondering what gnosticism is all about Pagels' book is a very clear and easy read. I would highly recommend it.
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There is a temptation among "Christians" today to totally write off the "gnostics" becasue they were heretics....which, in reality, means they"they thought differently from the way do...we are right..so they must be wrong..."
This is not an easy book to read, but it does offer keen insight into the early days of the church, the politics--and there were politics--in putting the Bible together, what was in, what was out.
Chapters on The Apostle's Creed are exceptional. You ... Read More
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