2006-11-08 16:39:58 · 9 answers · asked by marcguks 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is not canonical and it is, also, a gnostic "gospel".....
It does not change anything....
2006-11-08 16:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I study in ancient history and biblical history.I am also a Christian.There are so many new old things that they are finding.The Gospel of Judas has been confirmed authentic.The only thing I can say about Judas is, he was part of a plan, how do we know how GOD felt about him.Jesus had to be crucified in this task so why couldn't Judas have to betray Jesus? I don't know, I have my Christian beliefs and my studies, the jury is out on this one. GOD bless
2006-11-08 16:48:28 · answer #2 · answered by Piper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rediscovered in short it is a fraud written to promote Gnosticism.
During the second and third centuries AD, various semi-Christian and non-Christian groups composed texts which are loosely labelled as New Testament Apocrypha, usually but not always in the names of apostles, patriarchs or other persons mentioned in the Old Testament, New Testament or older Jewish apocryphal literature . The gospel of Judas is one of these texts and is so described by the only two references to it in antiquity.
Due to textual analysis for features of dialect and Greek loan words, academics who have analysed the Gospel of Judas believe that it is probably a translation from an older Greek manuscript dating to approximately AD 130–180
2006-11-08 16:41:29 · answer #3 · answered by mohamed jihad dirka dirka 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
what if someone wrote a report on the assassination of JFK, saying he was killed with a bow and arrow...a couple centuries from now? not too sure that'd fly. no....ppl who were actually there are still alive today. the time to write the reports on his death has long passed. those other gnostic gospels were written at least 2 centuries after the fact.
also, many of the gnostic gospels were actually written under pen names. pen names to try to drum up the authority that the real authors didn't have.
the 27 books of the NT were circulating and were revered by the early churches while the ppl who actually witnessed Christ's resurrection were still alive. all of the NT documents had to be:
1.) Authoritative
2.) Apostolic (Apostle = one who actually witnessed the resurrection)
3.) In harmony with accepted doctrine.
2006-11-08 16:47:30 · answer #4 · answered by phtokhos 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say that the gospel of judas was ignored by the catholics....this has justified their hate for Jews for almost 1700 years. Sad, isn't it? Now how bout the gospel of magdalene and the council of nicea nonsense?
2006-11-08 16:42:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
False garbage..
Already proven to be a fake...
But makes a good TV program apparently.
2006-11-08 16:42:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't match the other four gospels.
2006-11-08 16:42:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
WHy hasn't CNN covered it?
2006-11-08 16:41:31 · answer #8 · answered by Jimmy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we knew it was around for a while, but well aware that its a fake
2006-11-08 16:42:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋