The Gospel of Judas: Rewriting Early Christianity

by Simon J. Gathercole

"Judas" is synonymous with "traitor." But a newly discovered ancient text of the Gospel of Judas offers a picture of Judas Iscariot radically different from the Church's traditional understanding of him, and maintains that far from being the infamous betrayer, Judas was actually Jesus's trusted friend and the recipient of secret revelation. Simon Gathercole's new book includes a translation of the ancient Egyptian text of the Gospel of Judas and a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199225842
• ISBN13: 9780199225842
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.0"