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Gnostic Paul

Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters

by Elaine H Pagels

  • Paperback
  • 194 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.4 x 22.8 x 1.4 cm

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In this highly original work, Elaine Pagels demonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the assumption that Paul writes his letters to combat "gnostic opponents" and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom. Drawing upon evidence from the gnostic exegesis of Paul, including several Nag Hammadi texts, the author examines how gnostic exegetes cite and interpret key passages in the letters they consider Pauline-1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews. Besides offering new insight into controversies over Paul in the second century, this analysis of gnostic exegesis suggests a new perspective for Pauline study, challenging students and scholars to recognize the presuppositions-hermenuetical and theological-involved in their own reading of Paul's letters. Elaine H. Pagels is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author of The Gnostic Gospels, which won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Johannie Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis, Adam, Eve, and the Serpent, and the best-selling Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas.
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  • Author

    Elaine H Pagels

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    January 1992

  • Weight

    268g

  • Page Count

    194

  • Dimensions

    15.4 x 22.8 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781563380396

  • ISBN-10

    1563380390

  • Eden Code

    1117517

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