Name: Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus - Elaine Pagels
Brand: Elaine Pagels
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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. nThis is a brilliant and necessary book. Sober, wise, respectful, and fearless. --Jon Meacham, author of The Soul of America n nPagels's story is for believers and non-believers alike. --Tara Westover, author of Educated n nThe depth of spirituality she uncovers is profound. --The New York Times Book Review n nEarly 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. n nThe 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? n nThe 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