Adam, Eve and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity by Elaine Pagels

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

Elaine Pagels

224 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us.  How did the early Christians come to believe that sex was inherently sinful? When did the Fall of Adam beco...

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