Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity - Brossura

Pagels, Elaine; King, Karen L.

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ISBN 10: 014311316X ISBN 13: 9780143113164

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2008

Riassunto

The author of The Gnostic Gospels and the author of The Gospel of Mary of Magdala evaluate the meaning of the controversial newly discovered Gospel of Judas, illustrating how the text offers an understanding of Judas's betrayal, the apostles' understanding of Jesus's death, and God's role in the crucifixion. Reprint.

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L'autore:

Elaine Pagels is the Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author of several books, including Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity, the New York Times bestseller Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, and The Gnostic Gospels, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award. Professor Pagels lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Karen L. King is an American academic specializing in Gnosticism and early Christianity. She was the Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School from 1998 to 2008, and succeeded Harvey Cox in 2009 to become the first woman appointed to that school’s distinguished Hollis Chair, the oldest endowed chair in the United States.

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Book by Pagels Elaine King Karen L

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 014311316X
• ISBN 13: 9780143113164
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224