The Gospel According to Elaine Pagels
One of the most influential voices in suggesting that Gnosticism was a parallel and equal contender with Orthodoxy in being true Christianity is Elaine Pagels. Pagels, along with many others, claim that history was written by the winners and that Gnosticism is only considered a heresy because Orthodoxy won the theological war. I found an interesting article by Bruce Chilton about Elaine Pagels’ views. You can read the article here. It is clear that Pagels’ views are skewed and not in line with most readings of early Christianity.
Perhaps the ultimate discredit of Elaine Pagels is she makes her days at Barnard look like she was an undergraduate research assistant (in her forties? !), rather than a full professor. Women hide their age, she blatantly lies about it, and about everything else. This woman is an abject phoney. She hides ignorance and bluster behind supposed academic superiority. The ultimate proof of what is so wrong with today’s government-funded entitlement-based academia.