In the course he doesnt say it, but when you think about it, it seems highly probable. The gospel according to judas, by benjamin iscariot audible audiobook. The gospel of judas is an apocryphal testament of jesus life according to his disciple judas. The provocative world news release april 2006 on the themes found in the recovery of the lost gospel of judas iscariot was not unexpected for those who have been working with the lost coptic texts for the.
With bahran aloui, tawfik bahri, monc ed becheikh, omar bey. The lost gospel of judas iscariot internet archive. It portrays judas as one of the initiates, a specially loved and favoured disciple who undertook one of the most. The gospel of judas is part of an ancient coptic egyptian codex which dates from around the third century ad. From nag hammadi to the gospel of judas is that without christianitys fling with ancient gnosticism the concept of the trinity of god might not have come to full realisation. The gospel of judas was discovered in the 1970s in an egyptian cave. It is an account of secret papers that were discovered telling a different story than what most christians have believed. The storys symbolic resonance is announced in the very name of its protagonist. These are the secret sayings which the living jesus spoke and which judas the twin thomas. Gospel of judas, apocryphal christian scripture from the 2nd century ad attributed to the apostle judas iscariot. The 26page judas text is said to be a copy in coptic, made around a. From nag hammadi to the gospel of judas audible audiobook original recording david brakke narrator, author, the great courses author, publisher 5. Our previous knowledge of a gospel of judas 53 5 the discovery of the gospel of judas 67 6 the gospel. It has a strong positive focus on judas iscariot, who according to the canonical gospels betrayed jesus christ.
The gospel according to judas by benjamin iscariot by. Lost for nearly 1,700 years, newly restored and authenticated, the gospel of judas presents a very different view of the relationship between jesus and judas. Until recently, no institutions were willing to pay the exorbitant fee to get the manuscript due to its dubious origin. Although discovered in the 1970s, the portion called the gospel of judas. The gospel according to judas by benjamin iscariot audiobook. The gospel of judas is a gnostic gospel, espousing a gnostic viewpoint of christianity. The cosmic drama of christ would be impossible to represent without the role of judas.
The leading authority on this gospel, early church historian bart ehrman, offers the first complete account of the discovery and illuminates the significance of this remarkable ancient text. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Terry garcia, an executive vice president of the geographic. I, judas audiobook taylor caldwell, jess stearn storytel. The national geographic society has once more attempted to capitalize upon the name of jesus christ by a promotion of the socalled gospel of judas in recent interviews, publications, etc. When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning. Bart ehrman, offers the first comprehensive account of the newly discovered gospel of. Moloneys novel the gospel according to judas by benjamin escariot, narrated. It raises many questions and bart ehrman provides illuminating and. If the gospel of judas was spoken against when it was first released in the second century, there must have been some concern about its accuracy from the earliest time. The one physical version of the text known to exist today is from the 4 th century ce.
A new look at betrayer and betrayed audiobook by bart d. Catholic priest leo newman, who is sent to jerusalem to join an international team entrusted with deciphering a newly. The lost gospel of judas iscariot audiobook listen. The gospel according to judas, by benjamin iscariot is the result of an intense collaboration between a storyteller and a scholar. But to this day, misconceptions about this text abound. The gospel of judas is a secret account of the revelation that jesus spoke to judas iscariot. Lost gospel of judas discussed at rse part 1 youtube. The gospel according to judas by benjamin iscariot audiobook free the gospel according to judas by benjamin iscariot free audio books.
Listen to this audiobook from jeffrey archer and prof. The gospel of judas presents an entirely new view of jesus, his disciples, and the man who allegedly betrayed him. The gospel according to judas, by benjamin iscariot, sheds new light on the mystery of judas including his motives for the betrayal and what happened to him after the crucifixion by retelling the story of. Given that it includes late 2nd century theology, it is thought to have been composed in. Rather than paint judas as a traitor, it portrays him as acting at jesus request. Together with the letter of peter to phillip, james, and a book of allogenes from codex tchacos. The gospel of judas caused a huge stir when national geographic published it back in 2006. The gospel of judas is a fragmented coptic egyptianlanguage text that portrays judas in a far more sympathetic light than did the gospels that made it into the bible. One of the most significant discoveries of the twentieth century is revealed in this film. The gospel of judas is the story of an american priest brought to rome to decipher an ancient scroll that appears to be a gospel written by judas with a very different view of christs crucifixion from the.
There are very good pragmatic reasons for giving up on metaphysics. Listen to the lost gospel of judas iscariot a new look at betrayer and betrayed by bart d. Gospel of judas edited by rodolphe kasser, marvin meyer, and gregor wurst the gospel of judas is a gnostic gospel whose content consists of conversations between the disciple judas iscariot and. The gospel according to judas, by benjamin iscariot. Contents 33 the hidden discourse of the pronouncement.
This fact alone tells us that it was not authored by judas himself. The gospel of judas is simply a heretical forgery, much the same as the gospel of thomas, the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. The content consists of conversations between jesus and judas iscariot. Scholars date this coptic text to have been written between a. The gospel of judas, female voice, audio book youtube. Until recently, no institutions were willing to pay the exorbitant fee to get the manuscript. Truth behind gospel of judas revealed in ancient inks. The most important insight i gained from prof david brakkes gnosticism. Hamiltons superbly imagined, cunningly plotted interstellar adventures are conceived on a staggeringly epic scale and filled with fully realized human and alien characters as. The gospel of judas has been translated from its original coptic in clear prose, and is accompanied by commentary that explains its fascinating history in the context of the early church. A brief overview of the gospel of judas probe ministries.
The gospel of judas this translation is by david brakke and is intended only for the use of his students. The gospel of judas is not the original story most people have read. The gospel according to judas by benjamin escariotaudio. The lost gospel of judas iscariot audiobook by bart d. The story fares best when it remains a religiousbased thriller in which the scroll that played a vital role in the lives of judas and jesus is brought into a new and startling light. Together with the letter of peter to phillip, james, and a book of allogenes from codex tchacos kasser, rodolphe, wurst, gregor on. The gospel of judas is a gnostic gospel, the text of which was partially reconstructed in 2006. The judas gospel, by bill myers, howard books, june 2011, 320 pages, isbn. The gospel of judas by national geographic society. The claims of the gospel of judas catholic culture. The gospel of judas online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Ostensibly written by judas son, benjamin, and following the narrative style of the. A foundation in switzerland eventually purchased the codex to release its content.
363 218 1301 391 681 454 725 973 1378 501 1084 1414 1012 798 685 642 1552 834 943 1292 961 1614 662 270 337 1250 1433 1090 922 1605 342 1282 1253 1208 16 492 522 1321 385 876 1487 834 435 1184 277 1314 922 976