Elaine Pagels

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February 13, 1943

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Elaine Pagels is a preeminent figure in the theological community whose impressive scholarship has earned her international respect. The Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, Pagels was awarded the Rockefeller, Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships in three consecutive years.
As a young researcher at Barnard College, she changed forever the historical landscape of the Christian religion by exploding the myth of the early Christian Church as a unified movement.

Her findings were published in the bestselling book, The Gnostic Gospels, an analysis of 52 early Christian manuscripts that were unearthed in Egypt. Known collectively as the Nag Hammadi Library, the manuscripts show the pluralistic nature of the early ch...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 14,135 ratings · 822 reviews · 22 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Gnostic Gospels 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 6,853 ratings — published 1979 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 2,516 ratings — published 2003 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 2,020 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adam, Eve and the Serpent 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,038 ratings — published 1988 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 598 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gospel of Thomas: New Perspectives on Jesus' Message (W/18-Page Supplement) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 82 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gnostic Gospels/Adam, Eve and the Serpent/The Origins of Satan 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1995	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity by Karen L. King, Elaine Pagels 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 506 ratings — published 2007 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johannine Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.
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― Elaine Pagels, Insights from the Secret Teachings of Jesus: The Gospel of Thomas

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“I beseech you, my lord, why have I been endowed with the power of understanding? For I did not want to ask about heavenly things, but about those things which we experience every day...why the people you loved have been given to godless tribes...and why we pass from the world like insects and our life is like a mist?
From: The Revelation of Ezra”
― Elaine Pagels

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