Title: The lost Gospel of Judas : separating fact from fiction /
Authors: Porter, Stanley E., 1956-; Heath, Gordon L.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub.,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Gospel of Judas Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Abstract: "With the discovery of the Gospel of Judas came an outpouring of hyperbolic language, both negative and positive. Alongside the loudly stated opinions of historians and scholars was the quiet bewilderment of people who simply weren't sure what to think - confusion not helped by vast, often incorrect, media attention." "In this book Stanley Porter and Gordon Heath set the muddied record straight. After first looking at the initial ballyhoo surrounding the publication of the Gospel of Judas, they carefully set the Gospel in context, providing a brief history of Judas himself as seen in the New Testament and in church history, discussing Gnostic philosophy and other recent textual finds, and examining the content and authenticity of the Gospel of Judas. Porter and Heath's Lost Gospel of Judas sifts through all the evidence and presents the results with scholarly clarity."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Introduction: initial responses to the Gospel of Judas - Judas in the Scripture and church history : a brief introduction -- Gnosticism : what was it, how widespread was it, and why was it a problem for the church? -- The early church and the Gospel of Judas -- The discovery of the Gospel of Judas and other recent finds -- The content of the Gospel of Judas -- The authenticity of the Gospel of Judas -- Rehabilitation literature of the gnostics -- The Gospel of Judas and its relationship to the New Testament canon -- Orthodoxy versus heresy : lost Christianities and the "lucky winner" thesis -- Conclusion.