ISBN: 9780679724537
Autore:
Elaine Pagels
formato del libro: Brossurato
Casa editrice:
Vintage
data di pubblicazione: 1989
-9
Lingua:
Inglese
Prezzo: USD 15.00
Numero di pagine: 182
Elaine Pagels
Sinossi
A provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts.
contenuti
Introduction xiii
I The Controversy over Christ's Resurrection: Historical Event or Symbol? 3
II "One God, One Bishop": The Politics of Monotheism 28
III God the Father/God the Mother 48
IV The Passion of Christ and the Persecution of Christians 70
V Whose Church Is the "True Church"? 102
VI Gnosis: Self-Knowledge as Knowledge of God 119
Conclusion 142
Notes 153
Index 175