Thursday, April 06, 2006
The Gospel of Judas
Judas Iscariot acted at Jesus' request in turning him over to the authorities who crucified him, according to a 1,700-year-old copy of the "Gospel of Judas" unveiled on Thursday. The New Testament contains four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but, many more so-called apocryphal gospels were written in the first centuries after Christ's death, attributed to such disciples as Thomas and Philip and to Mary Magdalene. The Judas gospel is being published in book form by National Geographic and pages from the papyrus manuscript will be on display at the society's museum in Washington starting on Friday. more
