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Adam, Eve, and the Serpentby Elaine PagelsISBN 0679722327 (0-679-72232-7)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adam, Eve, and the Serpent'Book summary:Deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us.
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Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomasby Elaine PagelsISBN 0375703160 (0-375-70316-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas'Book summary:Shortly after Elaine Pagels two-and-half-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare lung disease, the religion professor found herself drawn to a Christian church again for the first time in many years. In Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas Pagels, best know for her National Book Award-winning The Gnostic Gospels, wrestles with her own faith as she struggles to understand when--and why--Christianity became associated almost exclusively with the ideas codified in the fourth-century Nicene Creed and in the canonical texts of the New Testament. In her exploration, she uncovers the richness and diversity of Christian philosophy that has only become available since the discovery of the Nag Hammadi texts.
At the center of Beyond Belief is what Pagels identifies as a textual battle between The Gospel of Thomas (rediscovered in Egypt in 1945) and The Gospel of John. While these gospels have many superficial similarities, Pagels demonstrates that John, unlike Thomas, declares that Jesus is equivalent to "God the Father" as identified in the Old Testament. Thomas, in contrast, shares with other supposed secret teachings a belief that Jesus is not God but, rather, is a teacher who seeks to uncover the divine light in all human beings. Pagels then shows how the Gospel of John was used by Bishop Irenaeus of Lyon and others to define orthodoxy during the second and third centuries. The secret teachings were literally driven underground, disappearing until the Twentieth Century. As Pagels argues this process "not only impoverished the churches that remained but also impoverished those [Irenaeus] expelled."
Beyond Belief offers a profound framework with which to examine Christian history and contemporary Christian faith, and Pagels renders her scholarship in a highly readable narrative. The one deficiency in Pagels examination of Thomas, if there is one, is that she never fully returns in the end to her own struggles with religion that so poignantly open the book. How has the mysticism of the Gnostic Gospels affected her? While she hints that she and others have found new pathways to faith through Thomas, the impact of Pagels work on contemporary Christianity may not be understood for years to come. --Patrick OKelley [via]
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Confessionsby Augustine, John E. Rotelle, Maria BouldingISBN 1565481542 (1-56548-154-2)
Softcover, New City
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Confessions'Book summary:Maria Bouldings version is of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. She has perfected an elegant and flowing style.
Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all time number one Christian classic. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer. Augustine was probably forty-three when he began this endeavor. He had been a baptized Catholic for ten years, a priest for six, and a bishop for only two. His pre-baptismal life raised questions in the community. Was his conversion genuine? The first hearers were captivated, as many millions have been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. This new translation masterfully captures his experience.
So old and yet so new! This contemporary translation of Augustine's Confessions was like meeting an old friend and touching perennial truth, despite the passing years. Augustine was surely larger than life--and this translation matches it.
Richard Rohr, o.f.m. [via]
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The Confessions of Saint Augustineby AugustineISBN 1421824515 (1-4218-2451-5)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Confessions of Saint Augustine'Book summary:Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite. And Thee would man raise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness that Thou resistest [via]
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The Confessions Of Saint Augustineby E. B. Pusey, AugustineISBN 140680603X (1-4068-0603-X)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Confessions of Saint Augustine'Book summary:But woe is thee, thou torrent of human custom! Who shall stand against thee? how long shalt thou not be dried up? how long roll the sons of Eve into that huge and hideous ocean, which even they scarcely overpass who climb the cross? Did not I read in thee of Jove the thunderer and the adulterer? both, doubtless, he could not be; but so the feigned thunder might countenance and pander to real adultery. [via]
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The Confessions of St. Augustine: Modern English Versionby Augustine, E. B. PuseyISBN 160206010X (1-60206-010-X)
Hardcover, Cosimo Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Confessions of St. Augustine: Modern English Version'Book summary:Aurelius Augustinus, aka SAINT AUGUSTINE (354-430) was bishop of Hippo, today called Bona, in Algeria. Before his conversion to Christianity, however, he lead a wild and licentious youth in Carthage and later studied philosophy for years in Milan. His Confessions, in which he begs forgiveness from God for his sins and sets himself entirely to devotion to God, is not only a foundational work of Western theology, it is also one of the earliest autobiographies, offering keen insight into the workings of the medieval mind. ALSO AVAILABLE FROM COSIMO CLASSICS: Saint Augustine's "The City of God" Translator and British clergyman EDWARD BOUVERIE PUSEY (1800-1882) was one of the most influential figures in the Anglican church in the 19th century, formulated theology and doctrine that radically altered the practice of Christianity in England. [via]
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The Confessions: Saint Augustineby Maria Boulding, Augustine, Saint, of HippoISBN 1565480848 (1-56548-084-8)
Softcover, New City Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Confessions: Saint Augustine'Book summary:'Maria Boulding's version is of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. She has perfected an elegant and flowing style.'
Rowan Williams
Archbishop of CanterburyThe Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all time number one Christian classic. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer. Augustine was probably forty-three when he began this endeavor. He had been a baptized Catholic for ten years, a priest for six, and a bishop for only two. His pre-baptismal life raised questions in the community. Was his conversion genuine? The first hearers were captivated, as many millions have been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. This new translation masterfully captures his experience.
'So old and yet so new! This contemporary translation of Augustine's Confessions was like meeting an old friend and touching perennial truth, despite the passing years. Augustine was surely larger than life--and this translation matches it.'
Richard Rohr, o.f.m. [via]
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The Da Vinci Codeby Dan BrownISBN 1400079179 (1-4000-7917-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Divine Invasionby Philip K. DickISBN 0679734457 (0-679-73445-7)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Divine Invasion'Book summary:God is not dead: he has merely been exiled to an extraterrestrial planet. And it is on this planet that God meets Herb Asher and persuades him to help retake Earth from the demonic Belial. Featuring virtual reality, parallel worlds, and interstellar travel, The Divine Invasion blends philosophy and adventure in a way few authors can achieve. As the middle novel of Dicks VALIS trilogy, The Divine Invasion plays a pivotal role in answering the questions raised by the first novel, expanding that world while exploring just how much anyone can really know even God himself. [via]
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The Fifth Gospel: The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Ageby Stephen J. PattersonISBN 1563382490 (1-56338-249-0)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fifth Gospel: The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age'Book summary:In December 1945, at the base of cliffs that run along the Nile River near the modern-day town of Nag Hammadi, an Egyptian farmer discovered, in a sealed jar, thirteen ancient Coptic codices containing more than fifty separate tracts. This discovery represented arguably the most significant manuscript discovery of the twentieth century for the study of the New Testament and Christian origins.Of all the texts in this Nag Hammadi Library, none has been more celebrated than the Gospel of Thomasa Gospel that has played a crucial role in the newly emerging view of early Christianity as a very diverse phenomenon and in the recent revival of historical Jesus studies.Now, after more than fifty years of study, the best text and the best translation of Thomas are presented here in user-friendly form by the Berlin Working Group for Coptic Gnostic Writings, with Stephen J. Patterson and James M. Robinson. In addition, two essays have been included for persons who may be unfamiliar with this new Gospel or with events that led to its discovery and publication. The first, by Patterson, is a general introduction to the Gospel of Thomas as it appears fifty years after its discovery. The second, by Robinson, tells the fascinating story of that discovery itself by one who was directly involved in bringing this new Gospel to light. An annotated list "for further reading" completes the volume.Stephen J. Patterson is Associate Professor of New Testament at Eden Theological Seminary and author of The God of Jesus: The Historical Jesus and the Search for Meaning (Trinity Press).James M. Robinson is the former director of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Professor Emeritus at The Claremont Graduate School, and editor of The Nag Hammadi Library. [via]
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Forbidden Faith: The Gnostic Legacy from the Gospels to the Da Vinci Codeby Richard SmoleyISBN 0060783397 (0-06-078339-7)
Hardcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Forbidden Faith: The Gnostic Legacy from the Gospels to the Da Vinci Code'Book summary:The success of books such as Elaine Pagels's "Gnostic Gospels" and Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" proves beyond a doubt that there is a tremendous thirst today for finding the hidden truths of Christianity - truths that may have been lost or buried by institutional religion over the last two millennia. Many people now are delving into the byways of this tradition of inner Christianity, hoping to find an alternative to stale dogmas and blind beliefs. Among the most compelling of these lost traditions is Gnosticism. "Forbidden Faith" explores the legacy of the ancient esoteric religion of gnosticism, from its influence on early Christianity to contemporary popular culture. [via]
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Gnosis Of The Cosmic Christ: A Gnostic Christian Kabbalahby Tau MalachiISBN 0738705918 (0-7387-0591-8)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gnosis Of The Cosmic Christ: A Gnostic Christian Kabbalah'Book summary:The noble idea of the Christian Kabbalah is not so much the worship of Jesus Christ, but rather a conscious evolution toward a divine or super-humanity. In this regard, Christian Kabbalah is quite different from its Jewish roots, and Gnostic Christianity is very different from orthodox Christianity. Both are about experiencing God and evolving toward God, rather than just studying theology.
This groundbreaking work is the first to present the Christian Gnosis of the Kabbalah in a practical and deeply esoteric way. It takes the reader from the basic ideas of the Kabbalah to in-depth explorations of the Tree of Life. Gnostic legends and myths of the Holy Mother, St. Lazarus, St. Mary Magdalene, and Jesus are woven into the study of the Holy Sefirot as well as commentaries on the Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount.
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Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticismby Kurt RudolphISBN 0060670185 (0-06-067018-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism'Book summary:Presents a readable and appealing introduction to what otherwise might seem an inaccessible religion of late antiquity.
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Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon's Temple Revealedby Philip GardinerISBN 1564149099 (1-56414-909-9)
Softcover, New Page Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon's Temple Revealed'Book summary:Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem-reputed to be the source of the most esoteric knowledge in human history-has fascinated scholars, seekers and dreamers for centuries. For generations, scholars and researchers have tried in vain to discover the fabled Temple of Solomon, only to be confronted by one problem after another. All the problems raised by these disparate and often desperate people have now been fully answered and can be revealed to the world. Through his own involvement in secret societies and his tenacious spirit, Philip Gardiner has unearthed the secrets of the Temple. From the Queen of Sheba and the arcane secrets of the Christian Gnostics to the Muslim Sufi and Hindu Avatars, Gnosis weaves a tale that is both profound and precise. Gardiner declares that the truth of Solomon's Temple has been known all along within the realm of esoteric understanding. Only one question remains: Is the world ready for the truth? Find the true secret of the Knights Templar and the mysteries of the ancients. Find the truth for yourself in Gnosis. [via]
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The Gnostic Bibleby Willis BarnstoneISBN 1590301994 (1-59030-199-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gnostic Bible'Book summary:A landmark work of scholarship and literary translation, The Gnostic Bible presents the most significant and beautiful sacred texts of gnostic mysticism. The gnostics were religious thinkers who believed that salvation is found through mystical knowledge and personal religious experience. Gnostic writings offer striking perspectives on both early Christian and non-Christian thought.
Dating from the first to the thirteenth centuries, the selections in this volume represent Jewish, Christian, Hermetic, Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic, and Cathar forms of gnostic spirituality, and their sources include Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, the Middle East, Syria, Iraq, China, and France. These texts show that gnosticism was a world religion that sought truths in a wide variety of traditions and expressed those truths in powerful and provocative mystical poetry and prose. This is the first time that such a diverse collection of ancient gnostic texts has been published in a single volume, and many of the texts have never before been translated into English. [via]More editions of The Gnostic Bible:
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The Gnostic Bible : Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worldsby Willis Barnstone, Marvin MeyerISBN 1570622426 (1-57062-242-6)
Hardcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gnostic Bible : Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds'Book summary:Gnosticism was a wide-ranging religious movement of the first millennium CEwith earlier antecedents and later flourishingswhose adherents sought salvation through knowledge and personal religious experience. Gnostic writings offer striking perspectives on both early Christian and non-Christian thought. For example, some gnostic texts suggest that god should be celebrated as both mother and father, and that self-knowledge is the supreme path to the divine. Only in the past fifty years has it become clear how far the gnostic influence spread in ancient and medieval religionsand what a marvelous body of scriptures it produced. This is the first time that such a rich and diverse collection of gnostic texts have been brought together in a single volume, in translations that allow the spirit of the original texts to shine. The selections gathered here, in poetic, readable translation, represent Jewish, Christian, Hermetic, Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic, and Cathar expressions of gnostic spirituality. Their regions of origin include Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, the Middle East, Syria, Iraq, China, and France. Also included are introductions, notes, an extensive glossary, and a wealth of suggestions for further reading. [via]
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A Gnostic Book of Hours: Keys to Inner Wisdomby June SingerISBN 0892540672 (0-89254-067-2)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Libraryby Marvin MeyerISBN 006085832X (0-06-085832-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library'Book summary:The Meaning of the Nag Hammadi, now in paperback opens the with the thrilling adventure story of the discovery of the ancient Papyrii at Nag Hammadi. Muhammad Ali, the fellahin, discovered the sealed jar, he feared that it might contain a jinni, or spirit, but also had heard of hidden treasures in such jars. Greed overcame his fears and when he smashed open the jar, gold seemed to float into the air. To his disappointment, it was papyrus fragmenst, not gold, but for scholars around the world, it was invaluable.
Meyer then discusses the preChristian forms of wisdom that went onto influence what Christians believe today. In addition, some Nag Hammadi texts are attributed to Valentinus, a man who almost became Pope, and whose rejection changed the church in significant ways. Text by text, Meyer traces the history and impact of this great find on the Church, right up to our current beliefs and popular cultural fascination with this officially suppressed secret knowledge about Jesus and his followers.
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The Gnostic Gospelsby Elaine PagelsISBN 0679724532 (0-679-72453-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gnostic Gospels'Book summary: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 Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon. Without a doubt: Gnosticism celebrates God as both Mother and Father, shows a very human Jesus's relationship to Mary Magdalene, suggests the Resurrection is better understood symbolically, and speaks to self-knowledge as the route to union with God. Pagels argues that Christian orthodoxy grew out of the political considerations of the day, serving to legitimize and consolidate early church leadership. Her contrast of that developing orthodoxy with Gnostic teachings presents an intriguing trajectory on a world faith as it "might have become." The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging reading for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. --F. Hall [via]
The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Deadby Stephan A. HoellerISBN 083560568X (0-8356-0568-X)
Softcover, Theosophical Pub House
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The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Lettersby Elaine PagelsISBN 1563380390 (1-56338-039-0)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters'Book summary:In this highly original work, Elaine Pagels demonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the assumption that Paul writes his letters to combat gnostic opponents and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom. Drawing upon evidence from the gnostic exegesis of Paul, including several Nag Hammadi texts, the author examines how gnostic exegetes cite and interpret key passages in the letters they consider Pauline1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews.Besides offering new insight into controversies over Paul in the second century, this analysis of gnostic exegesis suggests a new perspective for Pauline study, challenging students and scholars to recognize the presuppositionshermenuetical and theologicalinvolved in their own reading of Pauls letters.Elaine H. Pagels is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author of The Gnostic Gospels, which won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Johannie Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis, Adam, Eve, and the Serpent, and the best-selling Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. [via]
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Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia To Modern Timesby Tobias ChurtonISBN 1594770352 (1-59477-035-2)
Softcover, Inner Traditions
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Gnostic Religionby H. JonasISBN 0807057991 (0-8070-5799-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God & the Beginnings of Christianityby Hans JonasISBN 0807058017 (0-8070-5801-7)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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The Gnostic Scriptures: A New Translation with Annotationsby Bentley LaytonISBN 0385478437 (0-385-47843-7)
Softcover, Doubleday Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gnostic Scriptures : A New Translation with Annotations and Introductions'Book summary:This definitive introduction to the gnostic scriptures provides a crucial look at the theology, religious atmosphere, and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism.
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Gnostic Secrets of the Naassenes: The Initiatory Teachings of the Last Supperby Mark H. GaffneyISBN 089281697X (0-89281-697-X)
Softcover, Inner Traditions
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gnostic Secrets of the Naassenes: The Initiatory Teachings of the Last Supper'Book summary:Reveals the hidden meaning of the Grail and a secret Christian doctrine for achieving higher consciousness
" Shows that Gnosticism is not a derivative of Christianity but the revelation of the true message of Jesus
" Describes the ancient relationship between water and spirit
" Explains the doctrine of immanence taught by Jesus at the Last Supper
" Features the translated source text from The Refutation of All Heresies by Bishop Hippolytus, the only existing record of the Naassene Sermon
In the third century C.E., the Catholic Bishop Hippolytus composed A Refutation of All Heresies in which his chief target was the Gnostic sect the Naassenes, whose writings included a recounting of Jesus actual teachings at the Last Supper. Contrary to Church attacks, the Naassenes were not a heretical derivative of Christianity but the authentic foundation and purveyor of Christs message. In fact, much of what passes as Christianity has nothing to do with the original teachings of its founder.
The message recorded in the Naassene Sermon was intended for an inner circle of disciples who were prepared for advanced initiation into Jesus wisdom teachings. The Grail discussed therein was not an actual chalice but a symbol of the indwelling of the divine. The teachings involved the awakening of spirit and included practices aimed at restoring the souls lost connection with God. Immanence, in the true sense intended by Jesus, thus allows for spiritual attainment in this life by ordinary individuals without the intermediary of Church or priest. This was the real meaning of the Last Supper and why the Naassenes believed that Jesus was the fulfillment of all the Mystery traditions. [via]
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Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowingby Stephan A. HoellerISBN 0835608166 (0-8356-0816-6)
Softcover, Quest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing'Book summary:Gnosticism developed alongside Judeo-Christianity over two thousand years ago, but with an important difference: It emphasizes, not faith, but direct perception of God--Gnosticism being derived from the Greek word gnosis, meaning "knowledge." Given the controversial premise that one can know God directly, the history of Gnosticism is an unfolding drama of passion, political intrigue, martyrdom, and mystery. Dr. Hoeller traces this fascinating story throughout time and shows how Gnosticism has inspired such great thinkers as Voltaire, Blake, Yeats, Hesse, Melville, and Jung.[via]More editions of Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing:
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Gnosticism: The Path of Inner Knowledgeby Martin Seymour-SmithISBN 0062513052 (0-06-251305-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Gnosticsby Jacques Lacarriere, Nina RootesISBN 0872862437 (0-87286-243-7)
Softcover, City Lights Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gnostics'Book summary:[via]Gnostics have always sought to know rather than to accept dogma and doctrine, often to their peril. This inquiry into Gnosticism examines the character, history, and beliefs of a brave and vigorous spiritual quest that originated in the ancient Near East and continues into the present day.
Lawrence Durrell writes, This is a strange and original essay, more a work of literature than of scholarship, though its documentation is impeccable. It is as convincing a reconstruction of the way the Gnostics lived and thought as D.H. Lawrences intuitive recreation of the vanished Etruscans.
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The Gospel of Judasby Marvin W. Meyer, Gregor Wurst, Martin Meyer, Rodolphe Kasser, Gregory Wurst, Bart D. EhrmanISBN 1426200420 (1-4262-0042-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gospel of Judas'Book summary:For 1,600 years its message lay hidden. When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existeda gospel told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, historys ultimate traitor. And far from being a villain, the Judas that emerges in its pages is a hero.
In this radical reinterpretation, Jesus asks Judas to betray him. In contrast to the New Testament Gospels, Judas Iscariot is presented as a role model for all those who wish to be disciples of Jesus. He is the one apostle who truly understands Jesus.
This volume is the first publication of the remarkable gospel since it was condemned as heresy by early Church leaders, most notably by St. Irenaeus, in 180. Hidden away in a cavern in Middle Egypt, the codex (or book) containing the gospel was discovered by farmers in the 1970s. In the intervening years the papyrus codex was bought and sold by antiquities traders, hidden away, and carried across three continents, all the while suffering damage that reduced much of it to fragments. In 2001, it finally found its way into the hands of a team of experts who would painstakingly reassemble and restore it.
The Gospel of Judas has been translated from its original Coptic in clear prose, and is accompanied by commentary that explains its fascinating history in the context of the early Church, offering a whole new way of understanding the message of Jesus Christ. [via]More editions of The Gospel of Judas:
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The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostleby Karen L. KingISBN 0944344585 (0-944344-58-5)
Softcover, Polebridge Pr Westar Inst
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle'Book summary:Lost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Karen L. King tells the story of the recovery of this remarkable gospel and offers a new translation. This brief narrative presents a radical interpretation of Jesus' teachings as a path to inner spiritual knowledge. It rejects his suffering and death as a path to eternal life and exposes the view that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute for what it is - a piece of theological fiction. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala offers a fascinating glimpse into the conflicts and controversies that shaped earliest Christianity. [via]
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The Gospel of Thomasby Jean-Yves Leloup, Frank LalouISBN 1590300424 (1-59030-042-4)
Softcover, Shambhala Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gospel of Thomas'Book summary:Discovered in 1945 in Upper Egypt, the Gospel of Thomas is a collection of 114 sayings or logia attributed to Jesus. It differs from the canonical Gospels in that it proclaims nothing and predicts nothing, but instead presents words of Jesus, as purportedly recorded by his disciple Thomas, in brief, sometimes enigmatic, fragments reminiscent of Zen koans. Inspired by his years of intimate study of the text, frank Lalou has rendered selections from the Gospel of Thomas based on the Coptic and Greek alphabets, alternating classical compositions with others influenced by the expressive brushstrokes of Japanese calligraphy. Calligraphy (from the Greek for "beautiful writing") is an art where word and image meet, where the artist strives to give visual expression to the meaning of words in a way that transcends the text while remaining completely faithful to it. It is a discipline that has been invested with spiritual significance wherever it has arisenand it has arisen throughout the world in every age, in virtually every language, culture, and religion. The Shambhala Calligraphy series is a collection of books devoted to contemporary expressions of this "art of the word," featuring contemporary calligraphers' striking new interpretations of texts that have been traditional subjects for calligraphic interpretation. Whether in Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Chinese pictographs, the characters, words, and sentences are brought to life anew here in a choreography of mind, hand, and heart by which letter and spirit fuse in a single stroke. [via]
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The Gospel Of Thomas: The Gnostic Wisdom Of Jesusby Jean-Yves Leloup, Joseph RoweISBN 1594770468 (1-59477-046-8)
Softcover, Inner Traditions
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Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to the Western Inner Traditionsby Jay Kinney, Richard SmoleyISBN 0835608441 (0-8356-0844-1)
Softcover, Quest Books
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Hidden Wisdom : A Guide to the Western Inner Traditionsby Richard Smoley, Jay KinneyISBN 0140195823 (0-14-019582-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Images of the Feminine in Gnosticismby Karen L. KingISBN 1563383314 (1-56338-331-4)
Softcover, Trinity Pr Intl
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In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesisby Philip K. Dick, Lawrence SutinISBN 0887330932 (0-88733-093-2)
Softcover, Underwood Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis'Book summary:A great read for any enthusiast [via]
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Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christiansby Timothy Freke, Peter GandyISBN 1400045940 (1-4000-4594-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians'Book summary:Why Were the Teachings of the Original Christians Brutally Suppressed by the Roman Church?
" Because they portray Jesus and Mary Magdalene as mythic figures based on the Pagan Godman and Goddess
" Because they show that the gospel story is a spiritual allegory encapsulating a profound philosophy that leads to mythical enlightenment
" Because they have the power to turn the world inside out and transform life into an exploration of consciousness
Drawing on modern scholarship, the authors of the international bestseller The Jesus Mysteries decode the secret teachings of the original Christians for the first time in almost two millennia and theorize about who the original Christians really were and what they actually taught. In addition, the book explores the many myths of Jesus and the Goddess and unlocks the lost secret teachings of Christian mysticism, which promise happiness and immortality to those who attain the state of Gnosis, or enlightenment. This daring and controversial book recovers the ancient wisdom of the original Christians and demonstrates its relevance to us today.
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The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?by Timothy Freke, Peter GandyISBN 0609807986 (0-609-80798-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?'Book summary:This astonishing book completely undermines the traditional history of Christianity that has been perpetuated for centuries by the Church. Drawing on the cutting edge of modern scholarship, authors Tim Freke and Peter Gandy present overwhelming evidence that the Jesus of the New Testament is a mythical figure.
Far from being eyewitness accounts, as is traditionally held, the Gospels are actually Jewish adaptations of ancient Pagan myths of the dying and resurrecting godman Osiris-Dionysus. The supernatural story of Jesus is not the history of a miraculous Messiah, but a carefully crafted spiritual allegory designed to guide initiates on a journey of mystical discovery.
A little more than a century ago most people believed that the strange story of Adam and Eve was history; today it is understood to be a myth. Within a few decades, Freke and Gandy argue, we will likewise be amazed that the fabulous story of God incarnate -- who was born of a virgin, who turned water into wine, and who rose from the dead -- could have been interpreted as anything but a profound parable. [via]More editions of The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?:
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Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Libraryby Stephan A. HoellerISBN 0835606465 (0-8356-0646-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library'Book summary:The "Lost Gospels" refer to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library, both discovered in the 1940s. The Nag Hammadi Library consists of writings found by two peasants who unearthed clay jars in 1945 in upper Egypt. These did not appear in English for 32 years, because the right to publish was contended by scholars, politicians, and antique dealers. The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in clay jars in Palestine by a goatherder in 1947, weathered similar storms. The first team of analysts were mostly Christian clergy, who weren't anxious to share material that frightened church leaders. As Dr. Hoeller shows, they rightly feared the documents would reveal information that might detract from unique claims of Christianity. Indeed, the Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hammadi Library both contradict and complement accepted tenets of the Old and New Testaments.[via]More editions of Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library:
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The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdomby Timothy Freke, Peter GandyISBN 140008279X (1-4000-8279-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies And Gnostic Wisdom'Book summary:An Incendiary Wake-Up Call to the World
What if the Old Testament is a work of fiction, Jesus never existed, and Muhammad was a mobster?
What if the Bible and the Qur'an are works of political propaganda created by Taliban-like fundamentalists to justify the sort of religious violence we are witnessing in the world today?
What if there is a big idea that could free us from the us-versus-them world created by religion and make it possible for us to truly love our neighborsand even our enemies?
What if it is possible to awaken to a profound state of oneness and love, which the Gnostic Christians symbolized by the enigmatic figure of the laughing Jesus?
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Lost Christianities: The Battle for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knewby Bart D. EhrmanISBN 0195182499 (0-19-518249-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lost Christianities: The Battles For Scripture And The Faiths We Never Knew'Book summary:The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups of Christians claimed that there was not one God but two or twelve or thirty. Some believed that the world had not been created by God but by a lesser, ignorant deity. Certain sects maintained that Jesus was human but not divine, while others said he was divine but not human.
In Lost Christianities, Bart D. Ehrman offers a fascinating look at these early forms of Christianity and shows how they came to be suppressed, reformed, or forgotten. All of these groups insisted that they upheld the teachings of Jesus and his apostles, and they all possessed writings that bore out their claims, books reputedly produced by Jesus's own followers. Modern archaeological work has recovered a number of key texts, and as Ehrman shows, these spectacular discoveries reveal religious diversity that says much about the ways in which history gets written by the winners. Ehrman's discussion ranges from considerations of various "lost scriptures"--including forged gospels supposedly written by Simon Peter, Jesus's closest disciple, and Judas Thomas, Jesus's alleged twin brother--to the disparate beliefs of such groups as the Jewish-Christian Ebionites, the anti-Jewish Marcionites, and various "Gnostic" sects. Ehrman examines in depth the battles that raged between "proto-orthodox Christians"--those who eventually compiled the canonical books of the New Testament and standardized Christian belief--and the groups they denounced as heretics and ultimately overcame.
Scrupulously researched and lucidly written, Lost Christianities is an eye-opening account of politics, power, and the clash of ideas among Christians in the decades before one group came to see its views prevail. [via]More editions of Lost Christianities: The Battle for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew:
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Lost Christianities/ Lost Scripturesby Bart D. EhrmanISBN 0195222296 (0-19-522229-6)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Nag Hammadi Library in Englishby James RobinsonISBN 0060669357 (0-06-066935-7)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Nag Hammadi Library in English'Book summary:First published in 1978, "The Nag Hammadi Library" was widely acclaimed by critics and scholars alike. Containing many of the writings of the Gnostics since the time of Christ, this was the work that launched modern Gnostic studies and exposed a movement whose teachings are in may ways as relevant today as they were sixteen centuries ago. Although some of the texts had appeared in other translations, the 1978 edition was the first and only translation of these ancient and fascinating manuscripts to appear in one volume. This new edition is the result of ten years of additional research, and editorial and critical work. Every translation has been changed or added to; many have been thoroughly revised. Unearthed in 1945 near the town of Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt, the texts literally begin where the Dead Sea Scrolls end. Their discovery is seen as equally significant, bringing to light a long-hidden well of new information, sources, and insights into early Judaism and the roots of Christianity. Each text is accompanied by a new and expanded introduction. Also included are a revised general introduction and an afterword discussing the modern relevance of Gnosticism, from Voltaire and Blake through Melville and Yeats to Jack Kerouac and science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. The translations and introductions to the Nag Hammadi texts are by members of the Coptic Gnostic Library Project, which includes such scholars as Helmut Koester, George McRae, and Elaine Pagels. [via]
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The Nag Hammadi Library in Englishby Coptic Gnostic Library ProjectISBN 0060669292 (0-06-066929-2)
Hardcover, Harper & Row
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The Nag Hammadi Library in Englishby Marvin W. MeyerISBN 9004054340 (90-04-05434-0)
Hardcover, Brill
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The Nag Hammadi Library in Englishby Richard Smith, James Robinson, Coptic Gnostic Library ProjectISBN 0060669349 (0-06-066934-9)
Hardcover, Harper & Row
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Nag Hammadi Library in English'Book summary:First published in 1978, The Nag Hammadi Library launched modern Gnostic studies and exposed a movement whose teachings are in many ways as relevant today as they were sixteen centuries ago. [via]
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Omens of Millennium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, and Resurrectionby Harold BloomISBN 1573226297 (1-57322-629-7)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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The Origin of Satanby Elaine PagelsISBN 0679731180 (0-679-73118-0)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Origin of Satan'Book summary:. . . ground-breaking . . . Many times in the course of reading her explications I found myself saying, "Of course, why hasn't someone said this before?" By showing how the sectarian demonization of the "intimate enemies"--Jews and heretics--shaped early Christianity, the book helps us to understand the power of irrational forces that still need to be confronted in contemporary society. -- S. David Sperling, professor of Bible, Hebrew Union College [via]
The Other Bible: Jewish Pseudepigrapha, Christian Apocrypha, Gnostic Scriptures, Kabbalah, Dead Sea Scrollsby Willis BarnstoneISBN 0060815981 (0-06-081598-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Other Bible: Jewish Pseudepigrapha, Christian Apocrypha, Gnostic Scriptures, Kabbalah, Dead Sea Scrolls'Book summary:Gathered here for the first time in one comprehensive volume are excerpted ancient holy texts from Judeo-Christian traditions that were excluded from the official canon of the Old and New Testaments. The Other Bible is a unique sourcebook of essential selections from Jewish Psudepigrapha, early Kabbalah, Haggadah, Midrash, Christian Apocrypha, and Gnostic scriptures.
The Other Bible provides a rare opportunity to discover the poetic and narrative riches of this long-suppressed literature and experience firsthand its visionary discourses on the nature of God, humanity, the spiritual life, the world around us, and infinite worlds beyond this one. [via]
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The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics: An Introduction to the Gnostic Coptic Manuscripts Discovered at Chenoboskionby Jean DoresseISBN 1567312276 (1-56731-227-6)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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The Transmigration of Timothy Archerby Philip K. DickISBN 0679734449 (0-679-73444-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Transmigration of Timothy Archer'Book summary:The Transmigration of Timothy Archer, the final novel in the trilogy that also includes Valis and The Divine Invasion, is an anguished, learned, and very moving investigation of the paradoxes of belief. It is the story of Timothy Archer, an urbane Episcopal bishop haunted by the suicides of his son and mistress--and driven by them into a bizarre quest for the identity of Christ. [via]
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The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilismby Ioan P. CoulianoISBN 0060616156 (0-06-061615-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Valisby Philip K. DickISBN 0679734465 (0-679-73446-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Valis'Book summary:The first of Dick's three final novels (the others are Divine Invasion and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer). Known as science fiction only for lack of a better category, "Valis" takes place in our world and may even be semi-autobiographical. It is a fool's search for God, who turns out to be a virus, a joke, and a mental hologram transmitted from an orbiting satellite.
The proponent of the novel, Horselover Fat, is thrust into a theological quest when he receives communion in a burst of pink laser light. From the cancer ward of a bay area hospital to the ranch of a fraudulent charismatic religious figure who turns out to have a direct com link with God, Dick leads us down the twisted paths of Gnostic belief, mixed with his own bizarre and compelling philosophy. Truly an eye opening look at the nature of consciousness and divinity. [via]
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El Codigo Da Vinci / The Da Vinci Codeby Dan Brown, Juanjo EstrellaISBN 8495618605 (84-95618-60-5)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano
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¿ Qué misterio se oculta tras la sonrisa de Mona Lisa? Durante siglos, la Iglesia ha conseguido mantener oculta la verdad& hasta ahora.
Antes de morir asesinado, Jacques Saunière, el último Gran Maestre de una sociedad secreta que se remonta a la fundación de los Templarios, transmite a su nieta Sofía una misteriosa clave. Saunière y sus predecesores, entre los que se encontraban hombres como Isaac Newton o Leonardo Da Vinci, han conservado durante siglos un conocimiento que puede cambiar completamente la historia de la humanidad. Ahora Sofía, con la ayuda del experto en simbología Robert Langdon, comienza la búsqueda de ese secreto, en una trepidante carrera que les lleva de una clave a otra, descifrando mensajes ocultos en los más famosos cuadros del genial pintor y en las paredes de antiguas catedrales. Un rompecabezas que deberán resolver pronto, ya que no están solos en el juego: una poderosa e influyente organización católica está dispuesta a emplear todos los medios para evitar que el secreto salga a la luz.
Un apasionante juego de claves escondidas, sorprendentes revelaciones, acertijos ingeniosos, verdades, mentiras, realidades históricas, mitos, símbolos, ritos, misterios y suposiciones en una trama llena de giros inesperados narrada con un ritmo imparable que conduce al lector hasta el secreto más celosamente guardado del inicio de nuestra era.
" Intriga y amenaza se mezclan en una de las mejores novelas de suspense que he leído jamás. Un sorprendente relato donde los enigmas se suceden a los secretos y éstos a las adivinanzas."
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" Un inteligente thriller lleno de enigmas y códigos que, sin duda, puede recomendarse con rotundo entusiasmo."
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El Codigo Da Vinci / The Da Vinci Code: El Illustrado / Illustradedby Dan Brown, Juanjo EstrellaISBN 8495618818 (84-95618-81-8)
Hardcover, Ediciones Urano
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Codigo Da Vinci / The Da Vinci Code: El Illustrado / Illustraded'Book summary:¿Qué misterio se oculta tras la sonrisa de la celebre Mona Lisa? Durante siglos, la Iglesia ha conseguido mantener oculta la verdad& hasta ahora.
Uno de los libros con mas tiempo en el tope de la lista de los Best Sellers del New York Times!.... El Código Da Vinci, ahora en un audiolibro narrado en español del bestseller internacional de Dan Brown, producido exclusivamente por FONOLIBRO, el cual no podrá dejar de escuchar hasta que llegue al inesperado final.
Mientras se encontraba en un viaje de negocios en Paris, Robert Langdon, experto en simbologia de la universidad de Harvard, recibe una llamada urgente a media noche. Jacques Saunière, el último Gran Maestre de una sociedad secreta que se remonta a la fundación de los Templarios, ha sido asesinado en el museo del Louvre. Saunière antes de morir transmite a su nieta Sofía una misteriosa clave. Saunière y sus predecesores, entre los que se encontraban hombres como Isaac Newton o Leonardo Da Vinci, han conservado durante siglos un conocimiento que puede cambiar completamente la historia de la humanidad. Ahora Sofía, con la ayuda Robert Langdon, comienza la búsqueda de ese secreto, en una trepidante carrera que les lleva de una clave a otra, descifrando mensajes ocultos en los más famosos cuadros del genial pintor y en las paredes de antiguas catedrales. Un rompecabezas que deberán resolver pronto, ya que no están solos en el juego: una poderosa e influyente organización católica está dispuesta a emplear todos los medios para evitar que el secreto salga a la luz.
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Evangile Selon Thomasby Jean-Yves LeloupISBN 2226027165 (2-226-02716-5)
Hardcover, A. Michel
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The Da Vinci Codeby Dan BrownISBN 2266144340 (2-266-14434-0)
Softcover, Presses Pocket
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