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# Elaine Pagels

(1943)   Historian

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Elaine Pagels is a historian, best known for *The gnostic Gospels*.

## Quick Facts About Elaine Pagels

Born February 13, 1943

Profession Historian

Notable works The gnostic Gospels

## About Elaine Pagels

Elaine Pagels, née Hiesey, is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion Emeritus at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism.

##  Quotes by Elaine Pagels · Page 3

> [I got to thinking about the Book of Revelation that was written by a Jewish prophet who was also a follower of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-pagels/i-got-to-thinking-about-the-book-of-revelation-that-was-written-by-a/)

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## Elaine Pagels by topic

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