The gospel of Judas is not in the Bible
For those not in the loop, the Gospel of Judas surfaced in a Coptic translation discovered in an Egyptian desert repository. Tests find it to be an ancient document, perhaps from the third century, which tells a story that Judas was the favored disciple; his turning over Jesus to the Roman authorities was in keeping with Jesus' wish to be put to death in order to free his spirit from the encumbrance of his body.
What was found was a copy in Coptic of a Gospel composed many years earlier, known to Church fathers, and kept out of the New Testament. Whether the story it tells is historically true or not is lost to us. Scholars recognize that early Christians conceived of numerous ideas not canonized, or accepted by those who put together the New Testament. The assignment of the name Judah (Jew) to the disciple defined as evil may well have been made in order to further the emphasis against the Jews. The modern recognition that the New Testament was composed several decades after Jesus' death, and is something other than true history recorded in real time, is part of the effort made by Catholics and others to discount its accusations against the Jews. It is common among scholars to view the New Testament as designed to tell the story of a new and weak religious community, concerned to justify itself in the eyes of Roman authorities and to cast aspersions on the dominant Jews.
2006-12-17 19:09:44
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answered by ? 6
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the only one of the books that might have been written by the person it portrays is Paul. And even that is very doubtful. People think that the book titles reflect the authors. Not so. Not anymore than a book called The Truth About Bill Clinton would ever likely be written by Bill Clinton. Somebody wrote a book and called it the truth(gospel) about Judas. Do you understand. Most of the bible books bearing names of people were written years, even centuries after the events.
2006-12-17 19:14:28
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answered by Barabas 5
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because of the fact the 1st element that popped into their heads after Jesus' resurrection replaced into no longer "howdy, we could desire to consistently write a e book approximately this!" whilst Christianity replaced into first getting universal, the 1st Christians have been scared, demanding, and doubtful. that they had lots to come to a decision, a thank you to benefit converts, a thank you to workout their faith, and the thank you to do the two with no need arrested or killed by utilising the Jewish or Roman government. the guy books of the recent testomony weren't written to be a how-to steer for Christianity. They have been written for individual applications. The Gospels have been written by utilising diverse people for various motives; on an analogous time as they each and each tell the story of Jesus, they concentration on diverse factors, which incorporate His kingly inheritance, His messianic fulfillment, or different issues. The letters have been written to exhibit churches to handle themes which incorporate heresies and doctrine themes. no person had any concept that for the period of the destiny those books and letters could be prepare and blended with the Tanakh right into a single Bible.
2016-10-05 11:03:35
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answered by ? 4
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Given its description of the travels and the comments of the women, one can reasonably assume he might have written it along the way and completed it somewhat like a suicide note.
The question presumes that Judas wrote the "Gospel." Like many of the Gospels omitted from the NT, that question is far from answered. The worship of the Mothergoddess is unique among Jewish circles at that time and casts a great deal of suscipion on its authenticity.
2006-12-17 19:08:53
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answered by Anonymous
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First of all the Gospel of Judas is a forgery.
Second, it contains Gnosticism, or heresies that no Christian church, Protestant or Catholic, would ever accept as true.
Third, it was written some 2 centuries after Judas died.
Fourth, it was rejected by the Church as a bunch of crap way back then, and has been ever since.
2006-12-17 19:06:18
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answered by Br. Dymphna S.F.O 4
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Its called the Gospel of Judas, and it was written hundreds of years after Jesus. Also, Judas committed suicide so he could not have written it. The early church fathers recognized that this was a forgery and that it was not in harmony with the rest of scripture, that is why it was not included in the Bible.
2006-12-17 19:04:35
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answered by Anonymous
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There is no gospel of Judah, what they've come up with recently is false, obviously if he hung himself and died, he couldn't ve written anything, unless it was a demonic entity or spirit that produced something false.
Judas betrayed the Lord Jesus, and there is no such thing.
2006-12-18 08:54:21
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answered by You are loved 5
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Never and yes
413. TERCEL'S ARGUMENT FROM MYTH GESTATION TIME
(1) The gospels were written X amount of time after the events they describe.
(2) It takes longer than X for mythological content to be added to writings about people.
(3) [Atheist points out examples of myths popping up about events after periods much shorter than X, even "living legends" who had myths circulate them during their own lifetime.]
(4) Oh, those are just exceptions to the rule!
(5) Therefore, God exists.
2006-12-17 19:04:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Well, back then the bible was just a bunch of phamplets being spread around, I snuck that one in about Judas.
2006-12-17 19:03:49
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answered by Jesus Christ 1
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you mean Judus ? I do not believe it is genuine but many false gosples have come to light.
2006-12-17 19:06:34
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answered by Anonymous
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