The Gospel of Judas?
(Note to readers. Look for this post to evolve over time as I add more content.)
Time Magazine is printing a story on a "long-lost 2nd century 'Gospel' [that] may portray [Judas Iscariot] as closer to a hero than a heel." (Read the article here.)
Apparently, the Maecenas Foundation is in possession of a leather-bound codex containing a 31-page 5th century Coptic Egyptian Translation of a 2nd century manuscript.
According to the article, "The first mention of a Gospel of Judas was [in] A.D. 180 [when] Irenaeus ascribed a work of that title to a group of contrarian believers who were called Cainites because they admired the first murderer, whom they saw as cursed by a cruel God."
In 1983 the codex was purchased for $3 million. Apparently the National Geographic Society owns rights to the manuscript.
All of this apparent recent interest in Canon can be healthy so long as it is presented in its complete context, (i.e., provide a complete explanation of why early Christians did not believe the manuscript to be canon; such as its second century date and the fact that Judas committed suicide before any Gospels were written.) Hollywood and TV, however, would rather sensationalize stories for profit than attemt to uncover the real truth. Isn't odd that there are people who will pay money to read and hear about known frauds than actually read the truth?
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posted by Bill Blue at Monday, February 20, 2006
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