Judas Iscariot.
He’s been hated and reviled through the ages as Jesus Christ’s betrayer– the close friend who sells him ou... read full description
He’s been hated and reviled through the ages as Jesus Christ’s betrayer– the close friend who sells him ou... read full description
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Aug 02, 2008
Rick
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This book is about the discovery and restoration of the Gospel of Judas Iscariot. The gospel, written on a papyrus codex, was discovered in Egypt around 30 years ago. This book tells of the discovery of the writing, and path to being brought to the public finally a couple years ago. It's not so much of a theologically focused book, as it is a journalistic approach giving the history of this document. It's really a pretty good read. Not quite as dry as some more scholarly books on early Chri
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Jan 21, 2008
Todd
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This book is the "National Geographic" account of how the text came to be discovered. It follows it from it's discovery in the early 1970's when no one realized what they actually had beyond being an ancient papyrus document. The folks who discovered it were illiterate and were unable to tell Coptic from Greek etc.
I have read several accounts of the discoveries of such monumental finds as the Nag Hammdhi Library and the Dead Sea Scrolls. What I liked best about this book i More...
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Jul 12, 2010
bistra
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Понеже исках да прочета повече за наскоро намереното евангелие от Юда, над чаша фреш от диня днес се зачетох в тази книга. Всъщност май по-скоро ми трябваше Евангелие от Юда, но нещо се обърках.
Както и да е - "Изчезналото евангелие" на National Geographic е егати бозата, как не ги е било срам да го издадат - 320 страници пълни глупости, кой на кого се обадил, с кого разговарял, какво си помислил, малко история, ама много досадна, и... на финала - сумарно около 1 (една) страница More...
Както и да е - "Изчезналото евангелие" на National Geographic е егати бозата, как не ги е било срам да го издадат - 320 страници пълни глупости, кой на кого се обадил, с кого разговарял, какво си помислил, малко история, ама много досадна, и... на финала - сумарно около 1 (една) страница More...
Mar 08, 2011
Baseni
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"Vor über 30 Jahren, Mitte der 70er Jahre des vorigen Jahrhdts., wurden in Mittelägypten mehrere Kodizes entdeckt, der Versuch sie zu verkaufen scheiterte ein um das andere Mal, schließlich gelangte es nach der Jahrtausendwende in wissenschaftliche Hände, zum einen wurde die Restaurierung begonnen, zum anderen konnten die Texte endlich übersetzt werden. Es zeigte sich, daß es sich um einen mathematischen Text, einen Brief von Petrus an Philippus, eine Apokalypse des Jakobus, das „Buch des
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Feb 17, 2009
Clare
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This is a poorly written, unfocused, sensationalist account of a jumbled series of events. Very little of the book is actually about the Gospel of Judas - I suppose the subtitle should have tipped me off that it's more about the quest. And an endless, boring one it is too.
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Dec 18, 2011
Chris
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This is essentially a very long National Geographic article about how the Gospel of Judas was found and (eventually) preserved and translated. It describes a Judas who was actually Jesus's friend and greatest disciple, and not the betrayer history has made him out to be.
While interesting enough (the story reads like Indiana Jones and the Lost Gospel), this isn't a serious book. Very little theological context is given, and the ancient papyrus codex is little more than a very valuable More...
While interesting enough (the story reads like Indiana Jones and the Lost Gospel), this isn't a serious book. Very little theological context is given, and the ancient papyrus codex is little more than a very valuable More...
Jun 05, 2008
Ario
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wIW.. andaikata Injil Yudas ini adalah bagian dari perjanjian Baru, ada apa dengan umat Kristiani yak!
Injil Yudas adalah satu di antara ke-16 injil lainnya yang informasinya telah disimpan secara historis dalam tulisan-tulisan gereja perdana.
Satu-satunya manuskrip yang mencakup teks Injil ini muncul pada tahun 1970-an, setelah 1700 tahun berada di padang pasir Mesir dalam bentuk sebuah manuskrip papirus yang dijilid dengan kulit. Papirus yang ditulisi Injil ini sudah terp More...
Injil Yudas adalah satu di antara ke-16 injil lainnya yang informasinya telah disimpan secara historis dalam tulisan-tulisan gereja perdana.
Satu-satunya manuskrip yang mencakup teks Injil ini muncul pada tahun 1970-an, setelah 1700 tahun berada di padang pasir Mesir dalam bentuk sebuah manuskrip papirus yang dijilid dengan kulit. Papirus yang ditulisi Injil ini sudah terp More...
Feb 21, 2008
Heather
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prior to this book, it'd been a good 10+ years since i've read anything vaguely biblical. what i read back then was also nontraditional, in the stereotypical evangelical christian sense, so i suppose it's fitting that this book was my followup.
so: hordes of kudos to krosney for the thoroughly detailed research that The Lost Gospel demanded. truly, the story of this codex was a miraculous one -- miraculous that it survived at all, considering the horrendous treatment it received.
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so: hordes of kudos to krosney for the thoroughly detailed research that The Lost Gospel demanded. truly, the story of this codex was a miraculous one -- miraculous that it survived at all, considering the horrendous treatment it received.
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May 04, 2010
Michael
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Frankly, I was very disappointed. The book focuses 95% on the various transactions and rumors that circulated around the discovery and mishandling of the document in question and only 5% on what the tract actually says. The result was some frustration and minimal illumination.
Part of the problem, of course, is that the book is 300 pages, while the recovered fragments would probably take up no more than 10. At the same time, that's the 10 I wanted to read.
Part of the problem, of course, is that the book is 300 pages, while the recovered fragments would probably take up no more than 10. At the same time, that's the 10 I wanted to read.
Jul 05, 2011
Alvi
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Very interesting book about the Gnostic gospel of Judas. I was a bit disappointed that Ehrman wrote about the text, but didn’t reproduce any of it. But I learned a lot about the myriad ways Judas is viewed by many gospel authors, and about Gnostic Christianity.
Mar 31, 2008
David
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What a rip. Don't buy this book.
This isn't a book explaining the lost gospel of Judas. That's got to be another book. This is the book on how the book was found, who found it, how much they paid for it, where it spent the 1990s in a vault, etc. etc. Imagine an accountant -- a boring accountant, not Herbert Kornfeld -- documenting a paper trail from Egypt to the United States of an old artifact, etc. The last chapter actually dealt with the contents of the gospel of Judas.
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This isn't a book explaining the lost gospel of Judas. That's got to be another book. This is the book on how the book was found, who found it, how much they paid for it, where it spent the 1990s in a vault, etc. etc. Imagine an accountant -- a boring accountant, not Herbert Kornfeld -- documenting a paper trail from Egypt to the United States of an old artifact, etc. The last chapter actually dealt with the contents of the gospel of Judas.
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Aug 23, 2008
dan
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I picked up The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot at the last minute before a trip from Boston to Stockholm. I hoped it would contain the Gospel of Judas Iscariot along with commentary about its discovery, historical context, and meaning for gnostic Christians. I was disappointed to find instead that the book is really the story of how the papyrus codex that contains the gospel was discovered in Egypt and ultimately brought to experts that could understand what it was. While that story is interesti
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Jul 21, 2008
Cheryl
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I listened to this book on audio CD, and it was extremely difficult to follow at times in this format. I also found it to be a bit repetitive at times. However, the research and thorough documentation do lend believability to what would otherwise be a totally unbelievable tale - - - how one document could undergo such poor handling, intrigue and neglect and yet still survive and yield its secrets does make for an amazing story. In addition, i think it's a more than gentle reminder that while
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Feb 05, 2010
Angelo
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Poorly written, not worth the time. Shame it would have been very interesting but it relies on maybes and could of would have and should haves. Not worth reading. Sorry, I was looking forward to reading this.
Jun 19, 2011
Erin
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The quest part was more than boring. I get it, the people who found it and sold it didn't do it well and the codex was/is disintegrating. Let's move on... The gospel part was neat and it was fun to read the translated text.
Jul 05, 2010
John
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Biblical history and the myriad of mysteries involved with it have always facinated me. I have studied it for years as a casual student.The story in here is worthy of a good detective novel. Jacamo
Sep 02, 2009
Jared
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This is a fascinating detective story of the depressing degradation of the material remains of the most important find since the Nag Hammadi Codices and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Jan 20, 2012
Damián
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Investigacion de National Geographic sobre el descubrimeinto y traduccion del evangelio de Judas.
Dec 22, 2009
just borrowed from library today (12/22/09. Haven't actually started reading yet.
Feb 25, 2011
Christopher
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I found The Lost Gospel to be quite a story. I had no idea that the under world of artifact smuggling was so interesting. The author tells the history and the needed details that make this intriguing story understandable and helps to connect the past and the present. Now that I have read the Lost Gospel, I am very interested in finding out more about the Nag Hammadi documents and the writings of the Gnostics!
Dec 31, 2009
Renee
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i was hoping to have a better glimpse of the contents of the writings. This book is about the acquistion and near distruction of the papyrus before it arrived at the restoration. Intrigue in the collectors world, and an attempt to make greed and subtrafuge interesting that i waded thru hoping to get to something of substance that never appeared.
Nov 29, 2009
SparklyShiny
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Interesting, but a bit drier than I expected. The story seemed to jump around quite a bit and I was disappointed that the narrative dragged on about topics that were on the fringe of importance.
I've read books about other found texts and enjoyed the suspense. For whatever reason, this one just didn't capture my attention.
I've read books about other found texts and enjoyed the suspense. For whatever reason, this one just didn't capture my attention.
Apr 27, 2007
Camilla
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I loved it.
Jesus said to Judas " you will exceed all of them, for you will sacrifice the man that clothes me" Gospel of Judas
Popularly people like to villify Judas and as I believe that all is as it should be, I reckon he played a vital role in helping Jesus.
Jesus said to Judas " you will exceed all of them, for you will sacrifice the man that clothes me" Gospel of Judas
Popularly people like to villify Judas and as I believe that all is as it should be, I reckon he played a vital role in helping Jesus.
Sep 03, 2011
Antonio Acuna Acuna
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Very good account of how the document went from hand to hand, got damaged and finally got deciphered. Not good for those who believe the bible to be a God inspired book....good for those with a reasonable mind.
Sep 15, 2008
Joanna
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I loved this book because it followed the path to find the book. It was not biased in trying to interpret the meaning of the the gospel. It explores the archeologist’s view of such a document.
Aug 20, 2008
srhedrick1
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Reads like a first class mystery novel - I was fascinated from start to finish. Touches on the very timely topic of the "ownership" of ancient artifacts.
Dec 16, 2009
Tommy
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A historical account of the fortuitous discovery and tumultuous exposure of the Gospel of Judas.
Jan 24, 2011
Amber
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The only fault in this book is that you don't end up with a translation of the gospel itself. This was an interesting telling of how the gospel was found and of its travels before it made it into the hands of people willing to and capable of interpreting it. I would definately recommend it to anyone interested ing the discovery and journey of the Codex but be aware that you will not get a translation in this book. This is a work of non-fiction and reads that way. Personally, I don't mind reading
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