Gnosticism/Non-Canonical Scriptures

Who is a true prophet? Who has real access to divine realms of knowledge?

Elaine Pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest Christian texts.

An eye-opening account of politics, power, and the clash of ideas among Christians in the decades before one group came to see its views prevail.

This important anthology gives readers a vivid picture of the range of beliefs that battled each other in the first centuries of the Christian era.

A magnificent biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place in Christianity.

Pagels turns Satan's story into an audacious exploration of Christianity's shadow side.

In this lively work, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way.