Elaine Pagels
Elaine Pagels (born Hiesey, born February 13, 1943 in Palo Alto , California) is an American theologian.
Pagels is Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University and is best known for several books on the apocryphal writings of the New Testament. She studied at Stanford University (BA 1964, MA 1965) and received her doctorate from Harvard University . There she was part of the team that examined the Nag Hammadi writings .
Elaine Pagels is the daughter of the botanist William Hiesey (1903–1998) and was married to the astrophysicist Heinz Pagels (1939–1988). In 1981 she was a MacArthur Fellow . In 1992 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . For 2015 she received the National Humanities Medal .
Works
- The Gnostic Paul. Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters. Fortress Press, Philadelphia 1975, ISBN 0-8006-0403-2
- The Gnostic Gospels. Random House, New York 1979, ISBN 0-394-50278-7 . German by Angelika Schweikhart: Temptation through knowledge. The Gnostic Gospels . Insel, Frankfurt / M. 1981, ISBN 3-458-04765-4 = Suhrkamp (stb 1456), Frankfurt / M. 1987, ISBN 978-3-518-37956-1
- Adam, Eve and the Serpent. Random House, New York 1988, ISBN 0-394-52140-4 . German by Kurt Neff: Adam, Eva and the snake. The theology of sin. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1991, ISBN 3-498-05268-3 = Adam, Eva and the snake. The story of sin. rororo paperbacks, Reinbek 1994, ISBN 978-3-499-55548-0
- The Origin of Satan. How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics. Random House, New York 1995, ISBN 0-679-40140-7 . German by Jens Hagestedt: Satan's origin . Berlin-Verlag, Berlin 1996, ISBN 978-3-8270-0199-3 = Suhrkamp (stb 2868), Frankfurt / M. 1998, ISBN 978-3-518-39368-0
- Beyond Belief. The Secret Gospel of Thomas. Random House, New York 2003, ISBN 0-375-50156-8 . German by Kurt Neff: The mystery of the fifth gospel. Why the Bible only tells half the truth. With the text of the Gospel of Thomas. CH Beck, Munich 2004. 3rd edition dtv 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-34333-6
- Revelations. Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation. Penguin Books, New York 2012, ISBN 978-0-670-02334-9 . German by Rita Seuss: Apocalypse. The last book of the Bible is deciphered. CH Beck, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-406-64660-7
Web links
- Literature by and about Elaine Pagels in the catalog of the German National Library
- Diane Rogers: The Gospel Truth Introduced by Elaine Pagels on the alumni page of the Stanford University homepage; accessed on February 2, 2014
- Faculty page of Elaine Pagels at Princeton University
Videos
- Elaine Pagels at St. John's Church Lafayette Square speaks about her book Revelations on Vimeo; accessed on February 2, 2014 (en)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pagels, Elaine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pagels, Elaine H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palo Alto , California |