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The Gnostic Gospels (Reprint Edition) by Elaine H. Pagels Paperback, 182 Pages, Published 1989 ISBN-10: 0-679-72453-2 / 0679724532 ISBN-13: 978-0-679-72453-7 / 9780679724537 Gnosticism's Christian form grew to prominence in the 2nd century A.D. Ultimately denounced as heretical by the early church, Gnosticism proposed a revealed knowledge of God ("gnosis" meaning "knowledge" in Greek), held as a secret tradition of the apostles. In The Gnostic Gospels, author Elaine |