The Gospel of Judas
Ok, I might as well wade in on the current topic of the day: The Gospel of Judas. But I’m not going to rehash what has already been said with great eloquence, so let me recommend two sites worth reading. One is Mark D. Roberts. He has a rather lengthy article on the subject posted on April 9, and may give you more info than you wanted, but it is well worth reading. The other is Al Mohler, a great piece, and once again showing the desperate need of some to try to debunk the truth of the Scriptures.
This onslaught against the Bible, and more significantly, Jesus Himself, is nothing new. The claim by media and scholars is that this will shake the faith of believers and challenge the gospel story. No it won’t. Truth will always wins out.
This onslaught against the Bible, and more significantly, Jesus Himself, is nothing new. The claim by media and scholars is that this will shake the faith of believers and challenge the gospel story. No it won’t. Truth will always wins out.
posted by kansasscott @ 11:35 AM
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At 3:04 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hey Scott,
I hope all is well...
Here's a writeup my Professor did for the faculty about the "Gospel" of Judas...
Regards, Matt R.
"CBS faculty: It seems that around Easter the national media always has some religious feature. This year one item that has arisen is the publication and interest in the Gospel of Judas. The recently published Coptic text is a Gnostic writing from the 3rd or 4th century but the original composition goes back to the 2nd second century. It is similar to the Nag Hammadi Gnostic texts in its theology. It has many elements of Gnosticism "secrets" of the kingdom, negative views of the being who created the earth etc. This writing tries to rehabilitate Judas' image by indicating that Jesus wanted Judas to betray him and thus Judas was really being obedient apparently so that Jesus'
spirit could be freed from his material (=evil) body. It does not include the death and resurrection of Jesus so it's hardly a "gospel" as we know it. I have attaché a copy of the text if you want to read it. Irenaeus in the late second century commented on this writing and his comments are an adequate evaluation as to the fictitious nature of the work:
"Others again declare that Cain derived his being from the Power above, and acknowledge that Esau, Korah, the Sodomites, and all such persons, are related to themselves. On this account, they add, they have been assailed by the Creator, yet no one of them has suffered injury. For Sophia was in the
habit of carrying off that which belonged to her from them to herself. They declare that Judas the traitor was thoroughly acquainted with these things,
and that he alone, knowing the truth as no others did, accomplished the mystery of the betrayal; by him all things, both earthly and heavenly, were thus thrown into confusion. They produce a fictitious history of this kind, which they style the Gospel of Judas" (Irenaeus, Against Heresies, 1.31.1).
He is risen!
James Davis"
At 3:46 PM,
kansasscott said…
Matt,
great stuff! Glad you shared it. As the prof said, this time of year the media again tries to refute the truth of the Gospel. But no one has been able to do that, those today, or those who have gone before.
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