The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed

Ehrman, Bart D.

ISBN 10: 1598870726 ISBN 13: 9781598870725

Publisher: HighBridge Company, 2006

Synopsis

The discovering of the Gospel of Judas Iscariot was major news, but what was its practical effect? How does it change our understanding of Judas? Does its content confirm or contradict other Christian texts? Does it change what we know about Jesus and about the beginnings of Christianity?

The leading authority on this gospel, early church historian Bart Ehrman, offers the first complete account of the discovery it and illuminates the significance of this remarkable ancient text.

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About the Author

BART EHRMAN chairs the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code and the New York Times bestseller Misquoting Jesus. He has appeared on NBC's Dateline, A&E, the History Channel, CNN, and a number of nationally syndicated NPR programs. He is the featured commentator in the National Geographic special The Gospel of Judas.

From AudioFile

An authentic ancient text from the point of view of the infamous disciple who betrayed Christ with a kiss is fascinating. I just wish there were more to it. Sadly, the work is fragmentary, but the surviving text is worth hearing. Dennis Boutsikaris does his usual expert job reading the text. That little trick he does--turning the words up at certain points, almost like a question--serves him well in a book full of questions. Author Bart Ehrman, a respected Bible scholar, pads the work with details of the manuscript's discovery and authentication. Listeners must wait until Chapter 6 to actually start hearing what is in the Judas Gospel. M.S. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: HighBridge Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1598870726
• ISBN 13: 9781598870725
• Binding: Audio CD
• Language: English