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Judas In The New Testament, The Restoration, And The Gospel Of Judas, Frank F. Judd-Jr.
Judas In The New Testament, The Restoration, And The Gospel Of Judas, Frank F. Judd-Jr.
BYU Studies Quarterly
This article discusses the Gospel of Judas, an Early Christian text found in Egypt about 1978 and published in 2006 with much media attention. The text of the Gospel of Judas can be evaluated by comparing New Testament scriptures. The author examines canonical references to Judas and concludes that Latter-day Saints may benefit from studying the Gospel of Judas to better understand the nature of the apostasy that occurred after the death of Christ's apostles. However, the author reaffirms that Latter-day Saints should not scour this and other noncanonical books looking for the plain and precious truths believed to be …
Judas: Images Of The Lost Disciple. By Kim Paffenroth, Kelsey D. Lambert
Judas: Images Of The Lost Disciple. By Kim Paffenroth, Kelsey D. Lambert
BYU Studies Quarterly
Kim Paffenroth. Judas: Images of the Lost Disciple. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox, 2001.
The Apocryphal Judas Revisited, John W. Welch
The Apocryphal Judas Revisited, John W. Welch
BYU Studies Quarterly
This article discusses the Gospel of Judas, an Early Christian text found in Egypt about 1978 and published in 2006 with much media attention. What drove the writers of the Gospel of Judas to paint the betraying Apostle in a positive light will most likely remain a mystery. One motive may have been the Gnostic obsession with finding new truths and solving mysteries. Another could have been the Gnostics' rejection of mainstream Christianity and its foundation on Apostles like Peter and Paul. Whatever their motives, the writers of the most recently discovered gospel were not the first to fabricate stories …