The Gospel of Judas - Another Look

If you follow the news of religion and biblical scholarship you probably remember the big news over the last couple of years about the Gospel of Judas. If you don't remember, I found and article on it on NPR.org:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5327692

Well the story isn't over. Scholars are still at work on translating the piece and there was a much different view of the manuscript in this morning's New York Times. This is a really fascinating piece and you should definitely read it if you have ever been in one of my classes where we have discussed the difficulties of translating old texts and the drastically different meaning that can come out depending on translation.

Op-Ed Contributor

Gospel Truth

By APRIL D. DECONICK

Published: December 1, 2007

While the National Geographic Society’s translation supported the interpretation of Judas Iscariot as a hero, a more careful reading makes clear that he is a demon.

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