Elaine Pagels

  • 16

    Catalog books

  • 4

    Works

  • 1982 to 2008

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Elaine Pagels has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 16 catalog-linked books across 1982 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1982 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Vintage Books and Allen Lane.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Vintage Books and Allen Lane

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1982 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Vintage Books and Allen Lane.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics

    Vintage Books • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 214 pages.

  2. Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity

    Vintage Books • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 189 pages.

  3. Reading Judas

    Gale Cengage Learning • 2008 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. Adam, Eve et le serpent

    Flammarion • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 260 pages.

  5. L'origine de Satan

    Bayard • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 270 pages.

  6. The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters

    Continuum Intl Pub Group • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 180 pages.

  7. The Gnostic Gospels

    Random House Inc • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 182 pages.

  8. The Johannine Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis (Monograph Series (Society of Biblical Literature))

    Society of Biblical Literature • 1989 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 132 pages.

  9. Les Evangiles secrets

    Gallimard • 1982 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1982 • 235 pages.

  10. Revelations

    Viking • standard commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

How The Picks Compare

  • Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity is the easier short commitment, while The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics asks for more reading time up front.
  • Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics leans later in the catalog.
  • Reading Judas is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics.

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