The Gospel of Judas

The Gospel of Judas

by Rodolphe Kasser (Author)

Synopsis

In this radical reinterpretation, Jesus asks Judas to betray him. In contrast to the New Testament Gospels, Judas Iscariot is presented as a role model for all those who wish to be disciples of Jesus. He is the one apostle who truly understands Jesus.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 186
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 06 Apr 2006

ISBN 10: 1426200420
ISBN 13: 9781426200427

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

The long journey of the codex that ended up in box No. 395 at the Citibank...began in the caves along the Nile...when peasants discovered leather-bound papyrus written in an indecipherable language, according to Herbert Krosney, author of The Lost Gospel. -Newsday

Jesus says to Judas: Lift up your eyes and look at the cloud and the light within it and the stars surrounding it. The star that leads the way is your star. -from The Gospel of Judas

(The Gospel of Judas) is one of the greatest historical discoveries of the twentieth century. It rivals the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Gnostic Gospels of Nag Hammadi. -Bart D. Ehrman, author of Lost Christianities

The discovery of the Gospel of Judas is astonishing. -Elaine Pagels

The secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke in conversation with Judas Iscariot... -The Gospel of Judas

Author Bio
Rodolphe Kasser, Ph.D., a professor emeritus on the Faculty of Arts at the University of Geneva, is one of the world's leading Coptologists. He has organized the restoration and prepared the editio princeps of Codex Tchacos, containing the Gospel of Judas and three other Coptic Gnostic texts.

Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies at Chapman University and Director of the Chapman University Albert Schweitzer Institute, is one of the foremost scholars on Gnosticism, the Nag Hammadi Library and texts about Jesus outside the New Testament.

Gregor Wurst, Ph.D., is professor of Ecclesiastical History and Patristics at the University of Augsburg, Germany.

Bart D. Ehrman, Ph.D., is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an expert on early Christianity.