{"product_id":"adam-eve-and-the-serpent-sex-and-politics-in-early-christianity-paperback","title":"Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine Pagels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Award winner and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Confirms her reputation as both a scholar and a popular interpreter.... Continuously rewarding and illuminating.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did the early Christians come to believe that sex was inherently sinful? When did the Fall of Adam become synonymous with the fall of humanity? What turned Christianity from a dissident sect that championed the integrity of the individual and the idea of free will into the bulwark of a new imperial order--with the central belief that human beings cannot \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e choose to sin? In this provocative masterpiece of historical scholarship Elaine Pagels re-creates the controversies that racked the early church as it confronted the riddles of sexuality, freedom, and sin as embodied in the story of Genesis. And she shows how what was once heresy came to shape our own attitudes toward the body and the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eELAINE PAGELS is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University and the author of \u003ci\u003eReading Judas, The Gnostic Gospels--\u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award--and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eBeyond Belief\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.02 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756898189600,"sku":"9780679722328","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/764b4b749fd60b2f60af7e0203bb97d4.webp?v=1780088665","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/adam-eve-and-the-serpent-sex-and-politics-in-early-christianity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}