The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot

The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot

by H.Krosney (Author)

Synopsis

In this compelling and exhaustively researched account, Herbert Krosney unravels how the Gospel of Judas was found and its meaning painstakingly teased from the ancient Coptic script that had hid its message for centuries.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 07 Apr 2006

ISBN 10: 1426200412
ISBN 13: 9781426200410

Media Reviews
The story of the gospel's rediscovery and salvation [The Lost Gospel by Herbert Krosney] reads like a Hollywood mystery. -The Boston Globe

Jesus said to Judas: You will exceed all of them. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me. -The Gospel of Judas

Riveting....With the tenacity of a top-flight investigative reporter, Krosney pursued every facet of the discovery and reclamation of the text. With an uncanny knack for piecing together isolated data, he has provided us with scores of details that, were it not for his efforts, would have been lost forever. -Bart D. Ehrman

A dramatic story of the discovery of one of the most provocative gospels from the early Church. -Marvin Meyer, editor of The Gospel of Judas

Author Bio
Herbert Krosney is an award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker specializing in investigative and historical projects. He has worked for BBC, PBS, and The History Channel as well as National Geographic. He is the author of Beyond Welfare: Poverty in the Supercity; Deadly Business: Legal Deals and Outlaw Weapons; and the co-author of The Islamic Bomb: The Nuclear Threat to Israel and the Middle East. A Harvard graduate, he began his career in newspaper reporting. Married with three children and five grandchildren, he divides his time between homes in New York and Jerusalem.

Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is an expert on the history of early Christianity. He is the author of 19 books, including the bestselling Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why.