[cinives]

For some very interesting info on these matters and related topics, read the book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail". It's fascinating.

[Mark in the Old South]

Isn't it a little hard to write a book dangling from a rope by your neck?

A fool and his money......

[AppyPappy]

There were two Judas'.

Joh 14:22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Thirty other texts - some of which have been uncovered - were sidelined because "they were difficult to reconcile with what Constantine wanted as a political doctrine," according to Roberty.

Sounds like he's been drinking some of that Dan Brown Kool- Aid.

[azhenfud]

Judas' suicide note?

[Old Mountain man]

The Holy Bible influenced by the Emperor Constantine? Couldn't be - I've had so-called Christians spit in my face for suggesting that.

[Campion]

The Roman Catholic Church limited the recognised gospels to the four in 325, under the guidance of the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine.

New Age horsefeathers. The four canonical gospels were recognized long before 325, and Constantine had nothing to do with that decision.

Other parts of the New Testament canon were "in play" as late as AD 400, but not the Gospels, and not most of the Pauline epistles, either.

[Professional Engineer]

ping

[Raycpa]

"No one can clearly state that Judas wrote it himself," Roberty said,

Really? Kinda tough to write a gospel after hanging yourself.

[Raycpa]

The New Testament Books (canonical)

The scholarly literature on the New Testament books is (of course) huge and easily accessible. There is no attempt here to discuss them individually. Here is their approximate order of composition:

I and II Thessalonians	~50 CE
I and II Corinthians	54-56
Galatians	~56
Romans	56-57
Colossians	~61
Philemon	~61
Philippians	~62
Gospel according to Mark	65-70
Gospel according to Matthew	80-85
Acts and Gospel according to Luke	85-90
Hebrews	85-90
Gospel according to John	90-100
Revelation of John	~95
Ephesians, James, and I Peter	95-100
I, II, and III John	100-110
I and II Timothy and Titus	110-130
Jude, II Peter	130-150

[olde north church]

Who said you can't make additions to accepted Church doctrine? As I recall there, was a certain German malcontent who took a whore-nun as a wife and lived on a diet of worms? A lot of people accept his teachings. There was also the Geneva Taliban and the 37 Articles of Faith.
The Church accepts the tales of 3 or 4 men who may or may not have been contemporaries of Christ yet rejects and denies the influence of a Persian religion that was quite possibly proto-Judaism.
The Bible is nothing more than the Hebrew interpretation of Norse mythos, Freya being Mary, Thor the Son of Odin and his nemesis, Loki as Satan, the god of deception.

[Raycpa]

Thirty other texts - some of which have been uncovered - were sidelined because "they were difficult to reconcile with what Constantine wanted as a political doctrine," according to Roberty.

Horse manure

Table of authorities.

[The Iguana]

Thirty other texts - some of which have been uncovered - were sidelined because "they were difficult to reconcile with what Constantine wanted as a political doctrine," according to Roberty.

Not this nonsense again.

[wardaddy]

Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus Christ by helping the Romans find him

Not exactly.

[free_life]

Another hammer to be worn out pounding on the anvil of God - The Bible.

[ex-snook]

"According to Christian tradition, Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus Christ by helping the Romans to find him before he was crucified."

Revisionist.

[GatorGirl]

Wasn't Judas so consumed by guilt he hanged himself?

When did he have time to write a gospel?

[P.O.E.]

What information are we burying in sealed containers?

In case the unthinkable does happen. Has anyone thought of burying a Rosetta stone of sorts for future generations (say, 4,000 years from now). Paper decays, electronic info is notorious for becoming unreadable (e.g., format changes - think Edison Cylinders). With modern technology, some etched metal should be relatively cheap.

[muir_redwoods]

There are many, many gospels around. The strangest one I've read is the "Arabic Gospel of The Infancy" about Jesus' childhood. Google it and you can download the entire thing, it's about 10-15 pages and an amazing read.