The Gnostic Gospels

The Gnostic Gospels

1979 • 281 pages

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Historical religions scholar Elaine Pagels looks closely at the archeological discovery of thirteen papyrus books in a jar in Egypt in 1945 and she examines how these ancient texts relate to gnosticism and the growth of early Christian church.

February 13, 2022