Gnostic Gospels
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
''Fascinating'' THE TIMES
''An intellectually elegant, concise study . . . The economy with which [Pagels] evokes the world of early Christianity is a marvel'' NEW YORKER
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 f...
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
''Fascinating'' THE TIMES
''An intellectually elegant, concise study . . . The economy with which [Pagels] evokes the world of early Christianity is a marvel'' NEW YORKER
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 f...
