Re: Gospel of Judas

Hmm, this seems a dangerous path to follow. Why should we reject some early Christian writings in favor of others? Consistency? But may such consistency (and lack thereof) be considered evidence for truth? Or are there other explanations? Could it not be that the two stories can be reconciled? Perhaps the disciples did not realize that Judas was acting on Jesus's request? After all the gospel of Judas states that Judas "will be cursed by the other generations.""

Good list of resources: http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/manuscripts/gospel_of_judas/

Washington Post on National Geographic (for NG Website see here http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/lostgospel/index.html)

The text's existence has been known since it was denounced as heresy by the bishop of Lyon in A.D. 180, but its contents had remained an almost total mystery. Unlike the four gospels of the New Testament, it describes conversations between Jesus and Judas Iscariot during the week before Passover in which Jesus tells Judas "secrets no other person has ever seen."

Philtill@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/7/2006 9:45:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, alexanian@uncw.edu writes:
 Surely, some of these writings will be eventually found. What does a
particular one that does not concord with the Gospels prove then? Today
we have the Jehovah Witnesses, the Mormons, the Christian Scientists,
the Moonies, etc. Do not tell me that there were fewer heretics then
than now?

Moorad
 Good points. Imagine 1000 years from now if they find the writings of Duane Gish. Will this discovery of the Gospel of Gish prove that the earth was young and that 20th-21st century science had a big conspiracy to cover it up (as Gish says)?
  
 Phil Metzger
  
Received on Fri Apr 7 22:08:05 2006