Before delving into the world of Gnostic salvation, it is imperative to understand the historical context of the term “Gnosticism” and how it came to be. Many modern scholars have come to ...

Scholar Elaine Pagels explores these documents and their implications. From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels Vintage Books, New York: 1979 pp. xiii-xxiii In December 1945 an Arab peasant made ...