Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
May 2004 · Vintage
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In Beyond Belief, renowned religion scholar Elaine Pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest Christian texts, arguing for an ongoing assessment of faith and a questioning of religious orthodoxy.
Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, Pagels returns to her investigation of the “secret” Gospel of Thomas, and breathes new life into writings once thought heretical. As she arrives at an ever-deeper conviction in her own faith, Pagels reveals how faith allows for a diversity of interpretations, and that the “rogue” voices of Christianity encourage and sustain “the recognition of the light within us all.”
Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, Pagels returns to her investigation of the “secret” Gospel of Thomas, and breathes new life into writings once thought heretical. As she arrives at an ever-deeper conviction in her own faith, Pagels reveals how faith allows for a diversity of interpretations, and that the “rogue” voices of Christianity encourage and sustain “the recognition of the light within us all.”
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The premise of this book is perhaps deceiving as it offers the reader a lot more than just an investigation or explanation of the Gospel of Thomas. Pagels offers a very personal reflection on said Gospel, how it relates to the canonical gospels and what it means to Christians and non-Christians alike. However to be fair the title ‘Beyond Belief’ is accurate as Pagels provides insight into how her own belief evolved throughout her life from her experience with evangelicals as a teenager to a professor as an adult. Pagels expounds on the thought of Irenaeus of Lyons, one of the most prominent of the early Church Fathers who was instrumental in the formulation of orthodox belief, the Gospel of Thomas not forming part of this system. A complete translation of the Gospel of Thomas is also provided as an appendix and is worth reading again and again. Unlike many of the other Gnostic Gospels it relates to mainstream Christianity and can easily be understood.
Reco Montrell “Pretty Ricky” Brown
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March 28, 2023
it's up horn work out for me.
About the author
Elaine Pagels is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University and the author of Reading Judas, The Gnostic Gospels—winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award—and the New York Times bestseller Beyond Belief. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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