Imagine a Bible that begins like this: God said, “I am the Lord thy God, and there are no other gods but me.” Then a voice came out of the deepest heaven and said, “Thou liest, god of the blind!” Or ...

This book may well be the most comprehensive collection of Gnostic materials ever gathered in one volume. After a dry introduction to current debates about gnosticism (by Meyer) and a luminous, ...

One person’s good news may be another’s lost cause. And that is, literally, the gospel truth. Just ask Elaine Pagels, a champion of lost gospels, as she rides the wake of Mel Gibson’s Gospel ...

Wrapped up in "The Da Vinci Code" whirlwind, the world is in an uproar and captivated by the questions the all-time bestselling novel raises regarding Christianity’s most notable and cherished ...

This week your professor continues a very brief introduction into the early rivals of Christianity. We know of a great many religious cults which existed in ancient times, most of which have vanished ...

The Gnostic Gospels are a collection of early Christian texts, uncovered near the town of Nag Hammadi, North Egypt, in 1945. All of the stories found were not included in the New Testament, a point ...