Beyond belief : the secret gospel of Thomas
Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-2005
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Pagels compares the traditional New Testament Gospel of John with the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas discovered at Nag Hammadi. She uses the contrasting gospels to investigate the politics of Christianity and how the Church crafted a Bible and a faith according to a rigid conception of God.
Main title:
Beyond belief : the secret gospel of Thomas / Elaine Pagels.
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Imprint:
London : Pan, 2005.
Collation:
257 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Random House, 2003; London: Macmillan, 2004.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780330431972 (pbk)
Dewey class:
273.1
Local class:
273.1
Language:
English
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BRN:
614490