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

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0195314603 ISBN13: 9780195314601 Release Date: October 2006 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Length: 208 Pages Weight: 0.90 lbs. Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3" The recent National Geographic special on the Gospel of Judas was a major media event, introducing to tens of millions of viewers one of the most important biblical discoveries of modern times. Now, a leading historian of the early church, Bart Ehrman, offers the first comprehensive account of the newly discovered Gospel of Judas, revealing what this legendary lost gospel contains and why it is so important for our understanding of Christianity. Ehrman, a featured commentator in the National Geographic special, describes how he first saw the Gospel of Judas--surprisingly, in a small room above a pizza parlor in a Swiss town near Lake Geneva--and he recounts the fascinating story of where and how this ancient papyrus document was discovered, how it moved aroun