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As discussed in The Da Vinci Code... Long buried and suppressed, the Gnostic Gospels contain the secret writings attributed to the followers of Jesus. In 1945 fifty-two papyrus texts, including gospels and other secret documents, were found concea...

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New York Times bestseller One of PW's Best Books of the Year One of Amazon's Best Books of the Month Why is religion still around in the twenty-first century? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way people e...

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New York Times bestsellerOne of PWs Best Books of the YearOne of Amazons Best Books of the MonthWhy is religion still around in the twenty-first century? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way people experi...

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Discover the true meaning of the lost Gospel of Judas Lost for 1,600 years, the Gospel of Judas has only now had its meaning unlocked for readers today. Its startling text included the claim that not only was Judas the favoured disciple of Jesus, ...

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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 ...

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Deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us.  How did the early Christians come to believe that sex was inherently sinful? When did the Fall of Adam...

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From the religious historian whose The Gnostic Gospels won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition. With magisterial learning and the ...

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"e;[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth."e; --His Holiness The Dalai LamaNominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for a Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of today’s leading so...

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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 bibl...

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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...

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This volume is dedicated to Marvin C. Meyer, a person of passionate spirit and personality, known to many as the preeminent scholar who brought to life the Gnostic Gospels. Meyer made ancient discoveries relevant to our lives: from his work with N...

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In this highly original work, Elaine Pagels demonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the assumption that Paul writes his letters to combat "gnostic opponents" and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom. Drawing upon evidenc...

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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeThe Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to ...

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As discussed in The Da Vinci Code... Long buried and suppressed, the Gnostic Gospels contain the secret writings attributed to the followers of Jesus.In 1945 fifty-two papyrus texts, including gospels and other secret documents, were found conceal...

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In this highly original work, Elaine Pagels demonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the assumption that Paul writes his letters to combat "e;gnostic opponents"e; and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom. Drawing ...

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Die Offenbarung des Johannes gibt viele Rätsel auf: Was bedeutet die Zahl 666? Wer ist die große Hure Babylon? Wie kündigt sich das Weltende an? Und wer hat das Buch überhaupt geschrieben? Elaine Pagels betrachtet die Schrift im Vergleich mit ande...

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La referencia indiscutible sobre los evangelios gnósticos. Este libro fue distinguido en Estados Unidos con el premio del National Book Critics Circle y con el National Book Award y, desde entonces, se ha convertido en obra de referencia indiscuti...

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I Gamla Testamentet är han närvarande som en av många antagonister, en fallen ängel bland flera andra. Så hur kom det sig då att just Satan blev evangeliets mörkerfurste, ansvarig för Jesu korsfästelse som en del av en aldrig sinande kamp mellan g...

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