Elaine Pagels is the author of numerous articles and five books and is well known for her work in translating the Nag Hammadi Library, translations which contradicted. Elaine Pagels - The Origin of Satan (I read this book more than six months before writing this review so the details are a bit foggy.) Pagels charts the evolution of. The Gnostic Gospels The 52 texts discovered in Nag Hammadi, Egypt include 'secret' gospels poems and myths attributing to Jesus sayings and beliefs which are very. Excerpt from: The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels. Part of the The Nag Hammadi Library (Nag Hammadi Scriptures) collection. The site includes the Gnostic Society. Elaine Pagels, née Hiesey (born Palo Alto, California, February 13, 1943), is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. The book, The Gnostic Gospels, by Elaine Pagels presents an easy-reading historical document that reveals the fundamental and theoretical similarities and differences. Elaine Pagels; Información personal; Nacimiento: 13 de febrero de 1943 Estados Unidos, Palo Alto, California: Nacionalidad: estadounidense: Familia; Cónyuge Profile. Elaine Pagels joined the Princeton faculty in 1982, shortly after receiving a MacArthur Fellowship. Perhaps best known as the author of The Gnostic Gospels. Elaine Pagels, född Elaine Hiesey den 13 februari 1943 i Palo Alto, Kalifornien, är en amerikansk teolog, professor i religion vid Princeton i USA. Elaine Pagels (geborene Hiesey, * 13. Februar 1943 in Palo Alto, Kalifornien) ist Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion an der Princeton University und wurde.