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Elaine H Pagels

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1) Why religion?: a personal story

Author

Pagels, Elaine H

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

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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 experience everything from sexuality to politics, whether they are religious or not? Elaine Pagels looks to her own life to help address these questions.

2) The gnostic Gospels

Author

Pagels, Elaine H

Language

English

3) Beyond belief: the secret Gospel of Thomas

Author

Pagels, Elaine H

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, Large Print

4) Adam, Eve, and the serpent

Author

Pagels, Elaine H

Language

English

5) Revelations: visions, prophecy, and politics in the book of Revelation

Author

Pagels, Elaine H

Pub. Date

2012.

Language

English

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A world-renowned scholar of religion and bestselling author of "The Gnostic Gospels, Beyond Belief," and" Reading Judas" explores the strangest and most controversial book in the Bible: the Book of Revelation.

6) Revelations

Author

Pagels, Elaine H

Pub. Date

[2012]

Edition

Library edition.

Language

English

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Author Elaine Pagels returns the Book of Revelation to its historical origin, written as its author John of Patmos took aim at the Roman Empire after what is now known as 'The Jewish War' in 66 CE. Militant Jews in Jerusalem waged an all-out war against Rome's occupation of Judea and their defeat resulted in the desecration of Jerusalem and its Great Temple. Pagels offers the interpretation that the book of Revelations is an attack on Rome, not a...