Hallucinogenic and ominous, the Book of Revelation has inflamed the Western imagination for over 1,500 years, inspiring everything from cheesy horror movies to panics over bar codes (the Number of the ...

[Originally scrivened a decade ago, this piece reflects some of my thoughts from that time which were guided through Gnostic expressions of Craft lore. Evidenced here are considerations of Biblical ...

PROFESSOR ELAINE PAGELS (reading from the Book of Revelation): “And another sign appeared in heaven; a great red dragon with ten horns and seven diadems on his head. His tail swept down a third of the ...

Discussion of Gnosticism at a recent gathering of local clergy generated a comment from one pastor that perhaps Christian scriptures should be kept in a loose-leaf binder so we can add and remove ...

How well should a historian write? It’s difficult to disagree with George Orwell, who said any exemplary book should be not only an intellectual but “also an aesthetic experience.” Elaine Pagels, a ...

Dive into the mystery of the Book of Revelation with Jimmy Akin on this thrilling episode of The Jimmy Akin Podcast! Jimmy begins unraveling the controversy surrounding the Bible’s most enigmatic book ...

That back story is told well and concisely by Elaine Pagels in her new book, “Revelations,’’ which carries the apt subtitle, “Visions, Prophecy, & Politics in the Book of Revelation.’’ She begins on ...

Timing is everything. Jesus’ fatal confrontations with religious and political authorities in Jerusalem coincided with the crowds of pilgrims arriving for Passover. Almost 2,000 years later, attentive ...