The Gnostic Gospels | Critical Overview
Critical response to Pagels's The Gnostic Gospels varied from admiration for her writing abilities to accusations that she was inaccurate in numerous aspects of the book. B. Cobbey Crisler's article in The Christian Science Monitor calls Pagels' s efforts "refreshing" and ‘‘a challenge, especially when 'gnosticism' was regarded by its own adherents to be for the initiated only.’’
Henry Chadwick, writing in the Times Literary Supplement a decade after the book's publication, compliments Pagels's writing skills, noting that she is a ‘‘gifted, clever...
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