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The gnostic gospels
- Title
- The gnostic gospels / by Elaine Pagels.
- Author
- Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-
- Publication
- New York : Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 1989.
- ©1979
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M2 to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 93-5270 | Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xxxvi, 182 pages; 21 cm
- Summary
- "A startling account of the meaning of Jesus and the origin of Christianity based on gnostic gospels and other secret texts, written almost 2,000 years ago, recently discovered near Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt."--
- Subjects
- Note
- Originally published in 1979 by Random House, New York.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-174) and index.
- Contents
- The controversy over Christ's resurrection : historical event or symbol? -- "One God, one bishop" : the politics of monotheism -- God the father/God the mother -- The passion of Christ and the persecution of Christians -- Whose church is the "true church"? -- Gnosis : self-knowledge as knowledge of God.
- Call Number
- JFD 93-5270
- ISBN
- 0679724532
- 9780679724537
- LCCN
- 80012341
- OCLC
- 20569983
- Author
- Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-
- Title
- The gnostic gospels / by Elaine Pagels.
- Publisher
- New York : Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 1989.
- Copyright Date
- ©1979
- Edition
- Vintage books edition, September 1989.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-174) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 93-5270