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by: Elaine, H. Pagels See Larger Image List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $17.95 You Save: $2.00 (10%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $15.50 Third Party New Price: $16.45 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 226.5060882999 EAN: 9781555403348 ISBN: 1555403344 Label: Society of Biblical Literature Manufacturer: Society of Biblical Literature Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 132 Publication Date: January 01, 1989 Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature Sales Rank: 469493 Studio: Society of Biblical Literature Related Items: The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Heavy Extreme reading for scholars. Have your dictionary available and be prepared to read sentences and paragraphs more than once. The author is way up there on the intelligence and information scale, but the delivery is difficult for the average person to grasp. I got through it and gleaned out ancient wisdom, but it was a workout. Perhaps I am the one who is "out of shape." :^) Rating: - A New Take on Early Christianity If you have the urge to really understand early Christianity, this volume will be of help, but will not provide definitive answers( it was not intended to do so). Though it is, at times, dry and a little pedantic, it is a source for information you are unlikely to find elsewhere. Rating: - An important contribution to Gnostic hermeneutics Much like Pagel's work on Paul, this text explores Gnostic hermeneutics in action. She starts with plausible hermeneutic principles derived from a good understanding of the writings of the heresy hunters and the actual Gnostic texts and teachings, and then applies such principles when reading the New Testament Gospel of John. This sort of work helps to demonstrate the sort of approach certain Gnostics may have used, and helps those of us who are interested in a Gnostic Path today, to ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: Church History - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Gnosticism Criticism & Interpretation - Reference - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - New Testament New Testament - Reference - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Study Reference - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - General Reference - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - General AAS