![]() ![]() She found it to be "the most spiritual of the four gospels". Īccording to Pagels, she has been fascinated with the Gospel of John since her youth. She is the daughter of Stanford University botanist William Hiesey. Pagels (pronounced Paygulls) was born February 13, 1943, in California. Modern Library named it as one of the 100 best books of the twentieth century. Her best-selling book The Gnostic Gospels (1979) examines the divisions in the early Christian church, and the way that women have been viewed throughout Jewish history and Christian history. ![]() ![]() Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities (2012)Įlaine Pagels, née Hiesey (born February 13, 1943), is an American historian of religion. National Book Critics Circle Award (1979) ![]()
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