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PublisherRandom House Audio Publishing Group

ISBN-100739333178

ISBN-139780739333174

eBay Product ID (ePID)8069220638

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Book TitleGnostic Gospels

Publication Year2006

TopicGeneral, Christianity / Literature & the Arts

LanguageEnglish

GenreReligion

AuthorElaine Pagels

FormatCompact Disc

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 In.

Item Length6.2 In.

Item Weight5.9 Oz

Item Width5.5 In.

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"The first major and eminently readable book on gnosticism benefiting from the discovery in 1945 of a collection of Gnostic Christian texts at Nag Hammadi in Egypt." --The New York Times Book Review "From the Trade Paperback edition.", "The first major and eminently readable book on gnosticism benefiting from the discovery in 1945 of a collection of Gnostic Christian texts at Nag Hammadi in Egypt." --The New York Times Book Review, "The first major and eminently readable book on gnosticism benefiting from the discovery in 1945 of a collection of Gnostic Christian texts at Nag Hammadi in Egypt." --The New York Times Book Review From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal299/.932

Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition

SynopsisThe Gnostic Gospels provides engaging listening for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. Author and noted scholar 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."