[SouthernFreebird]

Judas sounds like Michael Schiavo. They think they've done such a great thing in the death of another.

[Ken522]

I've heard something about this - but it seems odd that papyrus would last 1,700 years, and then be transported to Hicksville, NY for storage ... just my $.02

[joesnuffy]

Non of the apostles understands 'the Christ' until the Holy Spirit reveals himself to each one....

Jesus himself said of Peter...when he asked Peter who Peter thought him (Jesus) to be....Peter answered Jesus "Thou are the Christ the Son of the Living God"...

Jesus response was..."Blessed art thou Peter for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but the Holy Spirit"...

Flesh and blood will never 'understand' The Christ....only the Holy Spirit can and will reveal Jesus to us...if He is willing...

"Lord I believe...help my unbelief"...

According to the bible Judas became 'The "keeper of the purse" that he might be able to steal from it'....

The bible also tells us that when Judas decided to betray Jesus..."SATAN ENTERED INTO HIM"...catch that....Judas' act of betrayal was the act of a man possessed by the devil..the very same devil that tempted Christ and failed and the very same devil that afflicted those Jesus healed and in some cases drove that very same devil out of...

There is NOTHING in Judas that is any good....even his death by suicide...he hung himself when Jesus was crucified...

Speculate all you like as to his reasons...but do not sell them as gospel or anything other than twisted history and logic...

imo

[Al Simmons]

This sounds like just another of the "Gnostic Gospels" many of which were discovered in Dag Hamadi (sp?) in Egypt in the 1940s. Written a couple of hundred years after the real Gospels, they were a heresy well-known from history - though the actualy works didn't reappear til the 1940s.

Really, there is no "there" there. Its an old story. It is interesting from a historical perspective, but as for religious guidance its credibility is close to nil...

[shield]

I'll stick with the King James of 1611 the version that has the anointing. The rest of these **other books** are pretty much worthless. All through the ages all these other secret books have been put out trying to put a spin on who Jesus is NOT. Don't believe any of them...

[John 6.66=Mark of the Beast?]

Was Judas in the will of God?

[Chode]

ummm... didn't he HANG hisself or something???

[Blowtorch]

Who is of Judas?

[InvisibleChurch]

i doubt that NG will ever come up with a show about the prophet mohhamed's neighbor dissing him

[Springman]

Bump for later.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Junior]

I've always wondered about the view of Judas as a bad man. If Jesus had to die for our sins, then the man who arranged that death should be considered a saint, not as someone who was evil.

[kittymyrib]

Two days ago, the msm was pushing the "Jesus walked on ice" story and yesterday the "Judas was really a nice guy" story. This is how the msm Jesus-haters prepare for Holy Week. The Good News is that Jesus will be back to correct all these heresies.

[Scotswife]

This gospel doesn't tell us anything we don't already know.
It is an authentic gnostic writing - that is why it was found in the Egyptian desert.
The gnostics were a sect known to have existed during this period of time and other "gospels" (of Thomas and Mary) are attributed to them.
The early Church did not try to "hide" any of them, but neither did it recognize them as valid christian writings.
Gnosticism was considered a heresy - incompatible with christian belief concerning creation and the human/divine nature of Christ.

St. Irenaus knew about this gospel of Judas and criticized it as heresy.

But here we are again...it is time for an important christian holy day, and the MSM thinks they've found something important to undermine christian belief.

Once again, they've produced a big yawn.