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The Gnostic Gospels

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  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: Orion

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For those curious about early Christian texts.

The Gnostic Gospels reveals hidden spiritual insights.

You will deepen your faith and understanding of God.

Discover the hidden truths of early Christianity in Elaine Pagels' engaging exploration of the Gnostic Gospels and their intriguing alternative to Orthodox beliefs.

In 1945 fifty-two papyrus texts, including gospels and other secret documents, were found concealed in an earthenware jar buried in the Egyptian desert. These so-called Gnostic writings were Coptic translations from the original Greek dating from the time of the New Testament. The material they embodied - poems, quasi-philosophical descriptions of the origins of the universe, myths, magic and instructions for mystic practice - were later declared heretical, as they offered a powerful alternative to the Orthodox Christian tradition. In a book that is as exciting as it is scholarly, Elaine Pagels examines these texts and the questions they pose and shows why Gnosticism was eventually stamped out by the increasingly organised and institutionalised Orthodox Church.
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  • Title

    The Gnostic Gospels

  • Author

    Elaine Pagels

  • Book Format

    eBook (Christian360)

  • Publisher

    Orion

  • Published

    July 2013

  • Edition

    Digital original

  • Page Count

    192

  • ISBN

    9781780226705

  • ISBN-10

    1780226705

  • Eden Code

    4248687

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