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Gnostic Paul Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters
by Pagels, Elaine
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- Comments: Reprint. 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, Col
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- ISBN-13: 9781563380396
- ISBN: 1563380390
- Edition: 1
- Publication Date: 1992
- Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited
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Pagels argues against reading Paul either as hyper-Gnostic or hyper-orthodox, or blaming Paul for second century Gnostic efforts to read him out of context for their own support.Pagels, Elaine is the author of 'Gnostic Paul Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters', published 1992 under ISBN 9781563380396 and ISBN 1563380390.
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