Judas has his say.An ancient work known as the Gospel of Judas The Gospel of Judas is a Gnostic gospel. The document is not claimed to have been written by apostle Judas Iscariot himself, but rather by Gnostic followers of Jesus Christ. has been rediscovered and was to be released in late April by National Geographic. Preparers of the English translation, based on a fifth-century Egyptian manuscript, claim that it will rehabilitate Judas' image among Christians, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Time magazine. Though it disappeared from the historical record, the Gospel of Judas is not unknown; the second-century bishop Irenaeus of Lyons condemned the authors of the text as heretical he·ret·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to heresy or heretics. 2. Characterized by, revealing, or approaching departure from established beliefs or standards. . Still, many modern Christian scholars are positive about the release. "Judas wasn't guilty. He was necessary," said Vittorio Messori Vittorio Messori (b. 1941) is an Italian journalist and writer. He was born in Sassuolo near Modena in Italy. According to Sandro Magister, a Vaticanista, he is the "most translated Catholic writer in the world. , a writer who has worked with both the past and the current pope. "Judas was the victim of a design bigger than himself." |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion