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The Gnostic Gospels

Elaine Pagels

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time A provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts.

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Elaine Pagels' book was mentioned in reference to why Gnostic teachings did not take over. It was explained that the Gnostics did not promote the need for a church, priests, documents, or rituals.

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That's what Elaine Pagels wrote about in the Gnostic Gospels was the reason that the Gnostics didn't take over was because they were just saying like, you don't need a church and you don't need priest...

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Elaine Pagels' book was mentioned in reference to why Gnostic teachings did not take over. It was explained that the Gnostics did not promote the need for a church, priests, documents, or rituals.

"

That's what Elaine Pagels wrote about in the Gnostic Gospels was the reason that the Gnostics didn't take over was because they were just saying like, you don't need a church and you don't need priests and you don't need these documents and you don't need these rituals.

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