Should Gospel of Judas be included in the New Testament since its authentic?

Question

Gospel of Judas was proven authentic by carbon 14 dated. Now, the Gospel of Matthew puts guilt on Judas. Mark's Gospel doesn't! Judas' provides insight into how Judas was the favorite apostle of Jesus. And, that Jesus told Judas 3 weeks before the Passover that he was to betray him. Judas' gospel doesn't mention his own death, or the crucifixion or the ressurrection of Jesus, why? It also mentions that Jesus really appeared to Judas (at times) as a young boy so Judas would understand Him better.

Answer 1

Yes, I'd like to see the Gospel of Judas included in the NT. Maybe if a more sensible form of Christianity ever emerges from the dark ages, it will be.

Answer 2

The orthodox church decided what was authentic to them, and what was not. If they had their way, all the scriptures in the Nag Hammandi library and the dead sea scrolls would not have survived the 4th century AD.

There is confusion about the identity of Judas, especially in the official new testament. Judas only appears in relation to the crucifixion, and nowhere else, which is weird for a disciple.

Now, the name Iscariot is enlightening here. Iscariot is considered to be a transformation by metathesis of the Latin sicarius, or "dagger-man", an insult which means backstabber. One theory is that Judas was labelled Iscariot at a later date by the Roman Christians who viewed Judas Thomas' "Gospel of Thomas" as heretical (Thomas means twin, and refers to him having a likeness of Jesus, or being a half brother of Jesus). Support for this theory comes from comparing the Gospel of Judas to the Gospel of Thomas. In both Gospels, Judas is shown to have been taken aside by Jesus and given secret knowledge because Judas has realised a transendental truth. In both Gospels, Judas refuses to tell the other disciples what Jesus told him (and in the Gospel of Thomas, Judas says to the other disciples that if he told the disciples what Jesus said to him, the disciples would try to stone him).

If the Gospel of Judas is authentic, then the hanging event in the New testament would be a fraudulent addition to the gospels. That is one reason why the orthodox church can not recognise the Gospel of Judas.

Those wishing to discredit the Gospel of Judas (based upon carbon dating) should realise that the copy of the 'Gospel of Judas' which was discovered cannot be assumed to be the original copy. The original copy probably required to be copied for it to be preserved. Also, most christian scripture were passed down in verbal tradition along time prior to written record being made. All of which means it is impossible to date any of the known scriptures precisely.

Answer 3

this textual content replaced into for sure written via the gnostics. This, maximum possibly, replaced into the "different gospel" that Paul warned about in Galatians. So enable's see what Paul thinks about it... Galatians a million:7-9 I ask your self that ye are so quickly removed from him that stated as you into the grace of Christ unto yet another gospel: which isn't yet another; yet there be some that difficulty you, and ought to pervert the gospel of Christ. yet even with the actuality that we, or an angel from heaven, carry forth the different gospel unto you than that which we've preached unto you, enable him be accursed. As we stated formerly, so say I now back, if any guy carry forth the different gospel unto you than that ye have received, enable him be accursed. it truly is the in straightforward words time the position a double-anathema is given in scripure (ie accursed used two times). as we talk we've many "new gospels" round. The gospel of Judas, the Da Vinci Code, etc. So issues have not replaced that a lot from Paul's day.

Answer 4

I am not familiar with the "gospel of Judas" and in no way am aware that Judas was Jesus favorite disciple. I have read in the Bible that John was considered to be the favorite. There is a General Epistle of Jude, found just before Revelation. but I don't believe this is of whom you speak. It makes no difference what you or I think in regards to any writings by or about Judas being included in the New Testament. The New Testament is already compiled and no additions or deletions will be possible.

Answer 5

How could Judas have written a Gospel?
He is recorded to have committed suicide shortly after Jesus' arrest.
The Gospel of Judas has not been authenticated by any means. (Much less Carbon 14!)

More likely, the Gospel of Judas was written by a Jewish Priest, Scribe, or Pharisee in order to cast doubt on what THE OTHER FOUR Gospel writers have recorded for us. They had motive and opportunity, whereas Judas had neither.

Answer 6

Even in John's gospel, Jesus clearly has foreknowledge of the "Betrayal" and in fact seems to actually "bewitch" Judas into compliance with the dipped sop.

Still, they're all just legends. It's true that some of the apocryphal, "gnostic" gospels have been dated to within a few decades of the canonicals, if not before; but that doesn't prove their "authenticity" as records of What Really Happened. The canonicals were all written several decades after the events they describe as well; and each bears hallmarks of the particular time it was written, and makes certain concessions to the mores of its intended audience.

In other words, each author, both of the canonical and apocryphal gospels, had his own "axe to grind." As for whether we should concern ourselves with any of them today, the only test of that is to read them, and judge them on their own merit. People who insist that only the four gospels included in the NT are worthy of our time are mere dogmatic blockheads. Even "Paul" said "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good"!

Answer 7

No one is disputing the age of any Gnostic writings.

Actually, the popularity of films like the Da Vinci Code has given rise to more interest in the so-called “lost books” and the Gospel of Judas. They are full of bizarre claims and represent Gnosticism. The Gnostics fraudulently forged the names of famous Christians in their writings, such as the gospel of Thomas, the gospel of Philip, the gospel of Mary, etc.

The 1945 discovery of the Nag Hammadi library in northern Egypt was a significant discovery of Gnostic gospels. These Gnostic gospels are often pointed to as supposed "lost books of the Bible." The Gnostic “gospels” were fraudulently written using the names of the apostles in order to give them a sense of legitimacy in the early church. Fortunately, the early church leaders were virtually unanimous in recognizing the Gnostic gospels as promoting false teachings about virtually every key Christian doctrine.

I recommend you read the book, "Judas and the Gospel of Jesus: Have We Missed the Truth about Christianity?", by N.T. Wright, to better understand the issues.

Answer 8

carbon 14 dated it to the 2nd or 3rd century and we know that the original was not written before 200 AD - no it is not authentic and has been shown to be Gnostic - which means people who wrote it did not believe the same thing that the 4 Gospels wrote about so they are not the same thing - its like putting a book from the koran in the Bible they dont believe the same thing

Answer 9

The fact that its age has been authenticated doesn't make it true. I'm not saying it is or isn't true. But just because someone wrote it down, doesn't mean it's fact.

I do think it should be read, however, along with the other gospels that were not included in the New Testament.

Answer 10

This was not written until well into the second century and was a gnostic gospel! These were written to try and kill off Christianity! They did a very poor job as it is still around and will always be around! The writers who wrote Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John lived during the time of Christ in the 1st century and were first hand accounts of the life of Christ!