| Name | Elaine Pagels |
| Date of Birth | February 13, 1943 (Age: 79) |
| Place of Birth | California |
About
Elaine Pagels was born on February 13, 1943 in California. The New York Times, of course. She is a notable scholar and author on the subject of the Gnostic Gospels, and she is the author of the book Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (2003), which became a best-seller. Reading Judas (2007) and Revelations are two of her published works (2012).
She attended Stanford and Harvard for her religious studies. After that, she became a professor at Barnard College as well as Princeton University. Both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award were bestowed upon her for her work “The Gnostic Gospels” which was published in 1979. She tied the knot with the theoretical physicist Heinz Pagels in 1969, and the couple went on to have two children together.
Net Worth
Elaine Pagels is an American author and religious historian who specializes in early Christianity and Gnosticism. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Pagels has written several bestselling books, including The Gnostic Gospels and Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. Pagels has a net worth of $3 million.
Books
Elaine Pagels is an author who writes about religious topics, especially Christianity and Gnosticism. Her work is both popular and scholarly, and she is one of the leading figures in the study of Gnosticism.
Husband and Family
Elaine Pagels is married to Hendrikus Boers, who is a professor of New Testament Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary. The couple have been married for over 30 years and have two grown children.
