The Gospel of Judas

For 1600 years its message lay hidden When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Xianity, which few experts had even thought existed a gospel told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, history s ultimate traitor Far from being a villain, the Judas that emerges in its pages is a hero In this radical reinterpretation, Jesus asks Judas to betray him In contrast to the New Testament Gospels, Judas is presented as a role model for all those who wish to be disciples of Jesus He s the one apostle who truly understands Jesus This volume is the 1st publication of the remarkable gospel since it was condemned as heresy by early Church leaders, most notably by Irenaeus, in 180 Hidden away in a cavern in Middle Egypt, the codex containing the gospel was discovered by farmers in the 1970s In the intervening years the papyrus codex was bought sold by antiquities traders, hidden away carried across three continents, all the while suffering damage that reduced much of it to fragments In 2001, it finally found its way into the hands of a team of experts who would painstakingly reassemble restore it The Gospel of Judas has been translated from its original Coptic into clear prose It s accompanied by commentary that explains its history in the context of the early Church, offering a new way of understanding the message of Jesus. Best Read The Gospel of Judas [ author ] Rodolphe Kasser [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Da Vinci National Geographic, , , , , , Da Vinci National Geographic, , , , , , 30 35 As a child in Sunday School I was always the thorn in the side of my teachers The Judas problems there were two for me always nagged me and I could not get a straight answer from anyone This Gospel does offer insight validation about my childish concerns, if you can see through the Gnosticism.Problem 1 if, as Jesus said, everything about his life was foretold by the Prophets, including his betrayal and death, then Judas was only fulfilling his role in the prophesies when he kissed Jesus As a child in Sunday School I was always the thorn in the side of my teachers The Judas problems there were t...National Geographic70 16 National Geographic70 16,,The Gospel of Judas, by its very name, sounds dangerous and heretical What could the arch traitor of history teach us Well, there isn t too much To be fair, the text was in horrible condition when it was finally in the hands of researchers, and it took an astonishing effort to put the thing back together There are still many gaps in the text, and a lot is speculation But what remains is tantalizing, and makes you want .The book, some 50 incomplete verses in 40 pages provide a brief portr The Gospel of Judas, by its very name, sounds dangerous and heretical What could the arch traitor of history teach us Well, there isn t too much To be fair, the text was in horrible condition when it was finally in the hands of researchers, and it took an astonishing effort to put the thing back together There are still many gaps in the text, and a lot is speculation But what remains is tantalizing, and makes you want .The book, some 50 incomplete verses in 40 pages provide a brief portrait of Gnosticism Here s how the story goes Judas, the one of the twelve disciples, was ordered by Jesus to betray and kill him Christ tells him some of the secrets of Holy and Secret Wisdom, mainly that 1 the creator of the earth is not good, and not all powerful.2 That all creation is imperfect and i...Very interesting Gnostic text and intelligent discussion Of course, I don t feel any of the Gnostic texts are authentic to the 1st c, most experts place them in the 2nd c which is far too late to be an accurate narrative The Gnostics had radical beliefs and I see this Gospel as a 2nd c propaganda piece to promote their desire to radically alter Christianity from Everyone can be saved to just the enlightened can be saved Despite my deep skepticism about the authenticity of the Gospel, the aut Very interesting Gnostic text and intelligent discussion Of course, I don t feel any of the Gnostic texts are authentic to the 1st c, most experts place them in the 2nd c which is far too late to be an accurate narrative The Gnostics had radical beliefs and I see this Gospel as a 2nd c propaganda piece to promote their desire to radically alter Christianity from...Informative but dry.I happen to be a fan of all of the Banned from the Bible specials on the History Channel, both parts I II I actually sit through them every time they air, you might even say I do this religiously Although this tends to be something like a six hour event I m somewhat powerless to resist I find the fact that one of the world s most dominant religions once had several different versions to it as endlessly fascinating and is well worth re watching again and again I pick up on something d I happen to be a fan of all of the Banned from the Bible specials on the History Channel, both parts I II I actually sit through them every time they air, you might even say I do this religiously Although this tends to be something like a six hour event I m somewhat powerless to resist I find the fact that one of the world s most dominant religions once had several different versions to it as endlessly fascinating and is well worth re watching again and again I pick up on something different each time.It also makes me wonder about se...Around 180 Irenaeus, Bishop of what s now called Lyon, in his Adversus Haeresis, five books denouncing the errors of those deviating from his own orthodoxy, mentioned a gospel of Judas In the late seventies such a text was found and, finally, over thirty years later, partially restored by experts and entered into the public record The Coptic holograph itself carbon dated to about 300, but the original of which this was a copy may or may not be the text mentioned by Irenaeus If so, it origin Around 180 Irenaeus, Bishop of what s now called Lyon, in his Adversus Haeresis, five books denouncing the errors of those deviating from his own orthodoxy, mentioned a gospel of Judas In the late seventies such a text was found and, finally, over thirty years later, partially restored by experts and entered into the public record The Coptic holograph itself carbon dated to about 300, but the original of which this was a copy may or may not be the text mentioned by Irenaeus If so, it originated prior to 180.Like its origins, the text itself is obscure, particularly when it details its cosmology Here one is reminded of numerous gnostic texts like the Pistis Sophia and of what Irenaeus called the delirious melons of Valentinus...Let s get this straight I finished the text, not the entire book I m sure the essays that followed The Gospel of Judasare interesting and provide historical insight to the lost text, it doesn t further my pursuit of reading as many religious texts as I promised a stupid idea last year, but I bought all these books so I better da...An easily readable and understandable translation and explication of a little known noncanonical gospel Fascinating take on some early Christians beliefs about the most reviled Apostle in modern Christian belief.

• English
• 17 August 2018
Rodolphe Kasser
• Hardcover
• 192 pages
• 1426200420
• Rodolphe Kasser
• The Gospel of Judas