The Lost Gospel of Judas: Separating Fact from Fiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802824561)

With the discovery of the Gospel of Judas came an outpouring of hyperbolic language, both negative and positive. Alongside the loudly stated opinions of historians and scholars was the quiet bewilderment of people who simply weren't sure what to think -- confusion not helped by vast, often incorrect, media attention.

In this book Stanley Porter and Gordon Heath set the muddied record straight. After first looking at the initial ballyhoo surrounding the publication of the Gospel of Judas, they carefully set the Gospel in context, providing a brief history of Judas himself as seen in the New Testament and in church history, discussing Gnostic philosophy and other recent textual finds, and examining the content and authenticity of the Gospel of Judas. Porter and Heath's Lost Gospel of Judas sifts through all the evidence and presents the results with scholarly clarity.

Author: Stanley E. Porter, Gordon Heath
ISBN-10: 0802824560
ISBN-13: 9780802824561
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 135
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.30w x 0.41d

Review Citation(s):
Christian Retailing 03/19/2007 pg. 15