Her new book draws upon the perspectives of science, history, and her own research, as well as the insight she. If you have already read beyond belief then you may find that this lecture provides even more detailed insights from elaine pagels on the gospel of thomas and its relation to other gospels. Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, pagels returns to her investigation of the secret gospel of thomas, and. Provocative, beautifully written, and moving, beyond belief, the most personal of pagels s books to date, shows how the impulse to seek god overflows the narrow banks of a single tradition. Pagels, elaine h, 1943publication date 2004 topics. Special edition including the complete text of the gospel of thomas elaine pagels, one of the worlds most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, and winner of the national book award for her groundbreaking work the gnostic gospels, now reflects on what matters most about spiritual and religious exploration in the twentyfirst century. The secret gospel of thomas, and the more about elaine pagels. One persons hagiography is anothers heresy, observes biblical scholar pagels, though that hasnt stopped generations of christians from trying to reduce the faith to a single, authorized set of beliefs. Elaine pagels, new york times bestselling author and the preeminent voice of biblical scholarship to the american public the philadelphia inquirer, elucidates the true history of this controversial book, uncovering its origins and the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the worlds religions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the bible, by the bestselling author of beyond belief through the bestselling books of elaine pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the gnostic gospels. In beyond belief, renowned religion scholar elaine pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest christian texts, arguing for an ongoing assessment of faith and a questioning of religious orthodoxy spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, pagels.
Beyond belief by elaine pagels overdrive rakuten overdrive. Beyond belief quotes showing 12 of 2 the hardest and the most exciting thing about research into christian beginnings has been to unlearn what i thought i knew. Elaine pagels, one of the worlds most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, and winner of the national book award for her groundbreaking work the gnostic gospels, now reflects on what matters most about spiritual and religious exploration in the twentyfirst. Beyond belief the secret gospel of thomas pagels, elaine on. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading beyond belief. Pagels writes, what i have come to love in the wealth and diversity of our religious traditionsand the communities that sustain themis that. In beyond belief, renowned religion scholar elaine pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest christian texts, arguing for an ongoing assessment of faith and a questioning of religious orthodoxy. In beyond belief, renowned religion scholar elaine pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of.
Although pagels does deal with thomas, it is far from a study just in that text. Pagels s writing style, i was somewhat disappointed in the lack of analysis of the gospel of thomas. Elaine pagels s spiritual and intellectual quest took on a new urgency, leading her to explore historical and archeological sources and to investigate what jesus and his teachings meant to his followers before the invention of doctrineand before the. Mar 15, 2012 elaine pagels burst the myth of the early christian church as a unified movement in her 1979 book the gnostic gospels, which won both the national book critics circle award and the national book award, and was chosen by the modern library as one of the 100 best books of the 20th century. Elaine pagels argues that this need to define belief is not the. In fact it asks questions exactly on the mark for part i. Download the gnostic gospels by elaine pagels pdf book download pdf ebook. The gnostic gospels by elaine pagels pdf book download. Elaine pagels, one of the worlds foremost scholars of religion, speaks about her groundbreaking work on the jesus of the canonical gospels and the jesus one meets in. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The best place to download books online, free and fast. Spurred by personal tragedy, elaine pagels turns to. Provocative, beautifully written, and moving, beyond belief, the most personal of pagels’s books to date, shows how the impulse to seek god overflows the narrow banks of a single tradition.
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Beyond belief is supposedly focused on the gospel of thomas. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This book explores how christianity began by tracing its earliest texts, including the gospel of thomas, rediscovered in egypt in 1945. Special edition including the complete text of the gospel of thomas elaine pagels, one of the worlds most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, and winner of the national book award for her groundbreaking workthe gnostic gospels, now reflects on what matters most about spiritual and religious exploration in the twentyfirst century. Elaine pagels on revelation and revelations huffpost. Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of. The gospel of judas and the shaping of christianity.
Elaine pagels, nee hiesey born february, 1943, is an american religious historian. Its about a religious text that is little known the secret. The gospel of judas and the shaping of christianity, interprets and translates the recently discovered gnostic gospel of. Through the bestselling books of elaine pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the gnostic gospels. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early christianity and gnosticism her bestselling book the gnostic gospels 1979 examines the divisions in the early christian church, and the way that women have been viewed. Nov 29, 2018 in conversation with awardwinning journalist, tracey matisak one of the most esteemed religious scholars of our time, elaine pagels is the author of revelations, beyond belief, and the gnostic gospels. Elaine pagels is the harrington spear paine foundation professor of religion at princeton university.
In beyond belief, renowned religion scholar elaine pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest christian texts, arguing for an ongoing. People are drawn to these mysterious books that never made it into the new testament. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device. This is a lecture about the gospel of thomas and elaine pagels spends considerable time after her talk answering many questions from the live audience. Beyond belief audiobook by elaine pagels, read by cassandra. Elaine pagels is best known for research and publication involving a cache of over fifty ancient greek texts discovered translated into coptic in upper egypt in 1945. Beyond belief audiobook by elaine pagels 9780739310694. Elaine pagels top results of your surfing elaine pagels start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge. Lets first note that elaine pagels is a distinguished academic who has specialized in the nag hammadi library finds.
In beyond belief, her spiritual journey becomes a springboard for an intellectual and professional reexamination of early christian faith. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early christianity and gnosticism. Pagels, a writer and thinker on religion and history, winner of the national book award for the gnostic gospels, reflects on what matters most about spiritual and religious exploration in the 21st century. One of the most well known authors in this area is elaine pagels. Exciting discoveries of ancient religious texts especially the 52 texts found at nag hammadi in 1945 are prompting religious historians to rethink the standard account of christian origins.
Listen to beyond belief the secret gospel of thomas by elaine pagels available from rakuten kobo. Spurred by personal tragedy, elaine pagels turns to a consideration of the gnostic gospels, in particular, the gospel of thomas. The secret gospel of thomas by elaine pagels 2003 english pdf. Elaine pagels, jennifer van dyck, random house audio. Browse elaine pagels s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Beyond belief by elaine pagels, 9780375703164, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Written by elaine pagels, audiobook narrated by jennifer van dyck. Jul 09, 2004 elaine pagels, the secret gospel of thomas her latest book, beyond belief. This author team, writing in an engaging, accessible style, is the first to reflect on the recent discovery of the gospel of judas and how that text provides insight into explaining how jesus followers understood his death, why judas betrayed jesus, and why god allowed it. The secret gospel of thomas e laine pagels, professor of religion at princeton university, became famous well, at least well known with the publication of her book, the gnostic gospels, in she has written several other books as well on the history of christianity, establishing her as the foremost popular scholar in the field.
After completing her doctorate at harvard university she participated with an international team of scholars to edit, translate, and publish several of these texts. The secret gospel of thomas, is just out in paperback. A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the bible, by the bestselling author of beyond belief. In the spring of the year 367, the bishop of alexandria in egypt wrote a famous letter to his flock. In conversation with awardwinning journalist, tracey matisak one of the most esteemed religious scholars of our time, elaine pagels is the author of revelations, beyond belief, and the gnostic gospels. Elaine pagels burst the myth of the early christian church as a unified movement in her 1979 book the gnostic gospels, which won both the national book critics circle award and the national book award, and was chosen by the modern library as one of the 100 best books of the 20th century. Elaine pagels, one of the worlds most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, and winner of the national book award for her groundbreaking work the gnostic gospels, now reflects on what matters most about spiritual and religious exploration in the twenty. She is the author of several books, including reading judas. Known for her work in translating the nag hammadi library, she joined the princeton faculty in 1982. What are the best christian criticisms of elaine pagels. The secret gospel of thomas vintage reprint by pagels, elaine isbn. Her many honors include rockefeller, guggenheim, and macarthur fellowships. If revelation sought help through future political deliverance and the promise of resurrection, the gnostic. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post. Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, pagels returns to her investigation of the secret gospel of. Sep 22, 2012 pagels argues, as she has in other works such as the gnostic gospels and beyond belief, that the gnostic literature opens the path to individual spiritual exploration and profound personal encounter with the spiritual realm. Controversial and thoughtprovoking, this international bestseller investigates the politics of christianity and how the. Shortly after elaine pagels twoandhalf yearold son. The gospel of judas and the shaping of christianity, the new york times bestseller beyond belief. At the same time, i was also exploring in my academic work the history of christianity in the light of the nag hammadi discoveries, and this research helped clarify what i cannot love. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Jan 01, 2003 while i enjoyed beyond belief, both the content and dr. Ebook elaine pagels as pdf download portable document format. Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read beyond belief. As opposed to the gospel of john, which asserted that jesus was an eternally existing aspect of god who came to earth to save. The secret gospel of thomas by elaine pagels 241pp, macmillan.