Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-,

The gnostic Gospels /by Elaine Pagels. - New York : Random House, (c)2004. - xxxvi, 182 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The controversy over Christ's resurrection: historical event or symbol? -- "One God, one bishop": the politics of monotheism. -- God the father/God the mother. -- The passion of Christ and the persecution of Christians. -- Whose church is the "true church"? -- Gnosis: self-knowledge as knowledge of God.



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Nag Hammadi codices.


Gnosticism.
Apocryphal Gospels.

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