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The recent National Geographic special on the Gospel of Judas was a significant media event, introducing to tens of millions of viewers one of the most crucial biblical discoveries of modern times. Now, a leading historian of the first church, Bart Ehrman, offers the first comprehensive account of the newly found out Gospel of Judas, revealing what this legendary lost gospel contains and why it is so important for our knowledge of Christianity.
Ehrman, a featured commentator in the National Geographic special, describes how he first saw the Gospel of Judas--surprisingly, in a tiny room above a pizza parlor in a Swiss town near Lake Geneva--and he recounts the fascinating story of where and exactly how this ancient papyrus document was discovered, how it moved around among antiquities dealers in Egypt, the United States, and Switzerland, and exactly how it came to be restored and translated. More important, Ehrman provides reader a total and clear account of the particular book teaches and he shows how it pertains to other Gospel texts--both those inside the brand new Testament and those beyond it, especially, the Gnostic texts of early Christianity. Finally, he describes what we now can say about the historical Judas himself as well as his relationship with Jesus, suggesting that certain must read between your lines of the first Gospels to see precisely what Judas did and why he achieved it.
The Gospel of Judas presents an entirely new view of Jesus, his disciples, and the man who allegedly betrayed him. It increases many questions and Bart Ehrman provides illuminating and authoritative answers, in a book that will interest anyone curious about the brand new Testament, the life of Jesus, and the annals of Christianity after his death.
