Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus
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Book Overview NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From a renowned National Book Award-winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that e...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From a renowned National Book Award-winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how a poor young man inspired a religion that reshaped the world.
"This is a brilliant and necessary book. Sober, wise, respectful, and fearless." --Jon Meacham, author of The Soul of America
"Pagels's story is for believers and non-believers alike." --Tara Westover, author of Educated
"The depth of spirituality she uncovers is profound." --The New York Times Book Review
Early in her career, Elaine Pagels changed our understanding of the origins of Christianity with her work in The Gnostic Gospels. Now, in the culmination of a decades-long career, she explores the biggest subject of all, Jesus. In Miracles and Wonder she sets out to discover how a poor young Jewish man inspired a religion that shaped the world.
The book reads like a historical mystery, with each chapter addressing a fascinating question and answering it based on the gospels Jesus's followers left behind. Why is Jesus said to have had a virgin birth? Why do we say he rose from the dead? Did his miracles really happen and what did they mean?
The story Pagels tells is thrilling and tense. Not just does Jesus comes to life but his desperate, hunted followers do as well. We realize that some of the most compelling details of Jesus's life are the explanations his disciples created to paper over inconvenient facts. So Jesus wasn't illegitimate, his mother conceived by God; Jesus's body wasn't humiliatingly left to rot and tossed into a common grave--no, he rose from the dead and was seen whole by his followers; Jesus isn't a failed messiah, his kingdom is a metaphor: he lives in us. These necessary fabrications were the very details and promises that electrified their listeners and helped his followers' numbers grow.
In Miracles and Wonder, Pagels does more than solve a historical mystery. She sheds light on Jesus's enduring power to inspire and attract.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 320 | Language: English | Publisher: DOUBLEDAY & CO | ISBN: 0385547463
FormatHardcover
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0385547463
EAN9780385547468
PublisherDOUBLEDAY & CO
Publication Date2025-04-01
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.35 Pounds
Length9.3 Inches
Width6.4 Inches
Height1.3 Inches
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