{"product_id":"gnostic-paul-elaine-pagels-9781563380396","title":"Gnostic Paul by Elaine Pagels","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters | Elaine Pagels\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this highly original work, \u003cstrong\u003eElaine Pagels \u003c\/strong\u003edemonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the assumption that Paul writes his letters to combat \u003cstrong\u003egnostic opponents\u003c\/strong\u003e and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon evidence from the gnostic exegesis of Paul, including several\u003cstrong\u003e Nag Hammadi\u003c\/strong\u003e texts, the author examines how gnostic exegetes cite and interpret key passages in the letters they consider Pauline-1 \u0026amp; 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBesides 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-hermeneutical and theological-involved in their own reading of Paul's letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElaine H. Pagels \u003c\/strong\u003eis the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gnostic Gospels\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, \u003cem\u003eThe Johannie Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAdam, Eve, and the Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e, and the best-selling \u003cem\u003eBeyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48094565269819,"sku":"1563380390","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781563380396.jpg?v=1779454342","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/gnostic-paul-elaine-pagels-9781563380396","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}