Elaine Pagels
Elaine Pagels is an American academic and religious historian. She holds the title of Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion Emeritus at Princeton University. Her work focuses on early Christianity and Gnosticism. This research forms the foundation for her writing.
Publication Order
Standalone Books
The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters
1975
The Gnostic Gospels
1979
Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity
1988
The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics
1995
The New Book on Gnostic Gospels
2002
Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
2003
Johannine Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis
1973
Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity
2007
Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation
2012
Why Religion?: A Personal Story
2018
Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus
2025