The long-lost Gospel According to Judas is found and authenticity is verified

[pegkerr]

"Today the Gospel of Judas got its first public outing at a news conference, and it is on display at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. It will eventually return to Egypt to be housed in Cairo's Coptic Museum. It is also available online, in Coptic and English, and is the cover story of the new National Geographic magazine

Comments

[malinaldarose]

That is fascinating. Though I don't see what the problem is if Jesus did, in fact, ask Judas to betray him. That doesn't indicate a death wish in my mind, but, in fact, submission to God's plan for him.

[king_tirian]

To the best of my knowledge, the notion that Judas was a misunderstood hero is nearly 2000 years old, so it is not entirely surprising to me that their adherents would have written down their story and a copy of it survived the millenia. Personally, I don't think that the Gnostics of AD 170 (when the Gospel was written) had any special knowledge that was unknown to Christians of their era, or to ours, and its denouncement through history is probably just.

Still, I wouldn't mind reading it. Even if it is wrong on the major points, I'm sure that Jesus must have had very illuminating relationships with all of His disciples that might shine through.

[redbird]

Also, blogged, with reference to George R. R. Martin.

[primroseburrows]

Woah, this is interesting. I'd really like to read it. I've always been under the impression that Judas may have been mythological. I've heard this several places, don't ask me where.

Also, may I say that I'm pointedly NOT going to mention anything about how mayhap Judas made an Unbreakable Vow of some sort or any reference to Snape. Erm. Except just then. ;)

[mon_starling]

Whoa. Sounds like the sort of thing Jorge Luis Borges used to write...

[juliansinger]

*looks for more news sources* They're rather vague on where they found it. Is this part of the Nag Hammadi motherlode?