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Pamela Reaves

Research
Pam’s research spans a range of topics in New Testament and early Christian studies, including Gnostic traditions; the emergence of orthodoxy and heresy; and martyrdom and persecution. In her current project, Pam shows how divergent views on suffering and martyrdom stem from distinctive understandings of Christ and contribute to division among early Christians. She is also working on an article that examines the “Gospel of Peter’s” depiction of a giant Jesus. In addition, Pam recently submitted entries on Basilides and Heracleon for “The Encyclopedia of Ancient History.” In the late summer, she will present on Christianity in ancient Alexandria at the 17th International Conference on Patristic Studies in Oxford, England. In September, she will share her research in two additional forums: the Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism Network meeting at Harvard University and the York Christian Apocrypha Symposium, “Fakes, Forgeries, and Fictions: Writing Ancient and Modern Christian Apocrypha,” in Toronto, Canada.

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