Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity
When The Gospel of Judas was published in 2006, critics trumpeted it as "a biblical discovery [that] rocks the world of scholars and laypeople alike." Now that the ground has settled a bit, one can truly ponder the significance of an early Christian document that presents Judas the betrayers as...
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When The Gospel of Judas was published in 2006, critics trumpeted it as "a biblical discovery [that] rocks the world of scholars and laypeople alike." Now that the ground has settled a bit, one can truly ponder the significance of an early Christian document that presents Judas the betrayers as Jesus' most intimate disciple. In numerous books, Elaine Pagels and Karen L. King have established themselves as credible authorities on early Christian literature. Their Reading Judas places this rediscovered Gospel within the context of competing New Testament period texts.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101202135 (1101202130)
Publish date: March 6th 2007
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
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