{"product_id":"miracles-and-wonder-the-historical-mystery-of-jesus-paperback-1","title":"Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine Pagels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic Gospels \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a captivating new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how he inspired a religion that reshaped the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElaine Pagels changed our understanding of the origins of Christianity with her work on the Gnostic Gospels. Now, in the culmination of a decades-long career, she explores her most ambitious subject, the life of Jesus himself. \u003ci\u003eMiracles and Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds like a historical mystery, with each chapter addressing a fascinating question. 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story Pagels tells is thrilling and tense. Not just Jesus comes to life, but his desperate, hunted followers as well. They were writing in wartime and under occupation, she reminds us, endangered for spreading the gospel of a man who was executed as an insurrectionist. Some of the most electrifying details in the Gospels, Pagels writes, may have been crafted by his disciples to avoid persecution and explain inconvenient facts. So Jesus wasn't illegitimate; instead, his mother conceived by God. Jesus' body wasn't humiliatingly tossed into a common grave; he was seen alive and whole by his followers. He wasn't a failed messiah; his kingdom lives in us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a lifetime of study and Pagels' own personal journey, \u003ci\u003eMiracles and Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully depicts this lost world and captures Jesus's enduring power to inspire and attract.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eELAINE PAGELS is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. In 2015 she received the National Medal for the Humanities from President Barack Obama. \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic Gospels \u003c\/i\u003ewon both the National Book Critic's Circle Award and the National Book Award. Her books include \u003ci\u003eWhy Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Belief\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Adam, Eve, and the Serpent.\u003c\/i\u003e She has been profiled in \u003ci\u003eTIME, The Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966764024109,"sku":"9798217070107","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/4qZR9_735W9798217070107.webp?v=1775538852","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/miracles-and-wonder-the-historical-mystery-of-jesus-paperback-1","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}