The Gnostic Gospels by Pagels, Elaine - 1985

PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, 1982. Paperback. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Penguin, 1982. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. With usual stamps and markings, In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:0140223584

Pelican / Penguin Books, London, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 250 g; 184 pages, indexed, plus 6 pages of listings of other books by Penguin. In 1945, 52 papyrus texts, including gospels and other secret documents, were found concealed in an earthenware jar buried in the Egyptian desert. The material they embodied -- poems, quasi--philosophical descriptions of the origins of the universe, meth, magic and instructions for mystic practice -- were later declared heretical, as they offered a powerful alternative to the Orthodox Christian tradition. The author examines these texts and the questions they pose and show why the Gnosticism was eventually stamped out by an increasingly organised and institutionalised Orthodox Church. page edges aged, slightly over opened at page 9/10, no other damage. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Religion… Read More

Penguin, London, 1988. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Acknowledgements, introduction by author, notes and index. Plaintext paperback binding with black and dark orange coloured titles to the front panel and white and orange coloured titles to the back strip. In 1945, 52 papyrus texts, including gospels and other secret documents, were found concealed in an earthenware jar buried in the Egyptian desert. The material they embodied -- poems, quasi--philosophical descriptions of the origins of the universe, meth, magic and instructions for mystic practice -- were later declared heretical, as they offered a powerful alternative to the Orthodox Christian tradition. The author examines these texts and the questions they pose and show why the Gnosticism was eventually stamped out by an increasingly organised and institutionalised Orthodox Church. Some creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Fading to the back strip which also has reading… Read More

Penguin Books Ltd, 1982. Paperback. Good. Signs of wear on the cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Penguin Books Ltd, 1982-06-24. Paperback. Good. 1.5990 cent in x 19.5939 cent in x 12.5888 cent in. FAST Despatch by First Class Royal Mail

Penguin, 1988. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:9780140223583