"A stunning book ... [that] refreshes our view of early Christianity." –
Christian Science Monitor "[
Adam, Eve, and the Serpent] confirms her reputation as both a scholar and a popular interpreter.... Her book is continuously rewarding and illuminating." –
The New York Times "This virtuoso study may disquiet some readers and refresh other; the debate it opens is not likely to leave any reader unmoved." –
The New Yorker "Ms. Pagels has taken a complex and seemingly arcane subject and made it fascinating and accessible.... Any scholarly author who has ever tried to do that will recognize the brilliance of her achievement." –
Wall Street Journal