Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity (Häftad)
avElaine Pagels, Karen L. King
ISBN: 9780143113164 - UTGIVEN: 200803The instant "New York Times" bestseller interpreting the controversial long-lost gospel
The recently unearthed Gospel of Judas is a source of fascination for biblical scholars and lay Christians alike. Now two leading experts on the Gnostic gospels tackle the important questions posed by its di[...]
What is Gnosticism? (Häftad)
avKaren L. King
ISBN: 9780674017627 - UTGIVEN: 200505A distinctive Christian heresy? A competitor of burgeoning Christianity? A pre-Christian folk religion traceable to "Oriental syncretism"? How do we account for the disparate ideas, writings, and practices that have been placed under the Gnostic rubric? To do so, Karen King says, we must first disen[...]
The Secret Revelation of John (Häftad)
avKaren L. King
ISBN: 9780674030558 - UTGIVEN: 200810Lost in antiquity, rediscovered in 1896, and only recently accessible for study, "The Secret Revelation of John" offers a firsthand look into the diversity of Christianity before the establishment of canon and creed. Karen L. King offers an illuminating reading of this ancient text - a narrative of [...]
Revelation of the Unknowable God (Inbunden)
avKaren L. King
ISBN: 9780944344446 - UTGIVEN: 1996-07Among the Gnostic treasures uncovered at Nag Hammadi in 1945 is this extraordinary spiritual narrative. In it, a third-century narrator known as Allogenesthe Foreignerrecounts a series of visions and divine revelations. He describes his spiritual progress: how he overcomes fear and ignorance and asc[...]
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala (Häftad)
avKaren L. King
ISBN: 9780944344583 - UTGIVEN: 200310Lost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Karen L. King tells the story of the recovery of this remarkable gospel and offers a new translation. This brief narrative rejects Jesus' suffering and death as a [...]
