About Revelations A profound exploration of the Bible’s most controversial book—from the author of Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels The strangest book of the New Testament, filled with visions of the Rapture, the whore of Babylon, and apocalyptic writing of the end of times, the Book of Revelation has fascinated readers for more than two thousand years, but where did it come from? And what are the meanings of its surreal images of dragons, monsters, angels, and cosmic war? Elaine Pagels, New York Times bestselling author and 'the preeminent voice of biblical scholarship to the American public' ( The Philadelphia Inquirer), elucidates the true history of this controversial book, uncovering its origins and the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world’s religions. Serial Number Stamp Fonts on this page. Brilliantly weaving scholarship with a deep understanding of the human needs to which religion speaks, Pagels has written what may be the masterwork of her unique career. About Revelations A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the bestselling author of Beyond Belief.

Elaine Pagels Royce Carlton. In the Book of Revelation explores the New Testament Book of Revelation. Pagels analyzes John of Patmos’ Book of Revelation. Revelations Download revelations or read online books in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to get revelations book now. Also by Elaine Pagels THE JOHANNINE GOSPEL IN GNOSTIC EXEGESIS. Pagels, Elaine H 1943- The gnostic gospels. Originally published in 1979 by Random House.

Through the bestselling books of Elaine Pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the Gnostic Gospels. As one of the world’s foremost religion scholars, she has been a pioneer in interpreting these books and illuminating their place in the early history of Christianity. Her new book, however, tackles a text that is firmly, dramatically within the New Testament canon: The Book of Revelation, the surreal apocalyptic vision of the end of the world... In this startling and timely book, Pagels returns The Book of Revelation to its historical origin, written as its author John of Patmos took aim at the Roman Empire after what is now known as 'the Jewish War,' in 66 CE. Militant Jews in Jerusalem, fired with religious fervor, waged an all-out war against Rome’s occupation of Judea and their defeat resulted in the desecration of Jerusalem and its Great Temple.

Eye Of The Tiger Midi File. Pagels persuasively interprets Revelation as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome. Soon after, however, a new sect known as 'Christians' seized on John’s text as a weapon against heresy and infidels of all kinds-Jews, even Christians who dissented from their increasingly rigid doctrines and hierarchies.

In a time when global religious violence surges, Revelations explores how often those in power throughout history have sought to force 'God’s enemies' to submit or be killed. It is sure to appeal to Pagels’s committed readers and bring her a whole new audience who want to understand the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world’s religions, and to appreciate the lasting appeal of this extraordinary text. Praise ' Revelations is a slim book that packs in dense layers of scholarship and meaning... One of [Elaine Pagels’s] great gifts is much in abundance: her ability to ask, and answer, the plainest questions about her material without speaking down to her audience...

She must be a fiendishly good lecturer.' — The New York Times 'One of the significant benefits of Pagels’s book is its demonstration of the unpredictability of apocalyptic politics... The meaning of the Apocalypse is ever malleable and ready to hand for whatever crisis one confronts. That is one lesson of Pagels’s book.

Another is that we all should be vigilant to keep some of us from using the vision for violence against others. Baldur Gate 2 Shadows Of Amn Download Iso. ' — The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) 'Pagels is an absorbing, intelligent, and eye-opening companion. Calming and broad-minded here, as in her earlier works, she applies a sympathetic and humane eye to texts that are neither subtle nor sympathetically humane but lit instead by fury.' — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker 'Any book in the Bible that can be cited simultaneously by deeply conservative end-of-times Christians who see the Apocalypse around the corner and by Marxist-friendly Christians looking forward to justice at the End of History must have a compelling back story. That back story is told well and concisely by Elaine Pagels in her new book, Revelations.'