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First publish date: October 1, 2006
Authors: Bart D. Ehrman
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Elaine Pagels’ classic study uncovers the hidden Gnostic texts that present radical, early Christianity, illuminating how diverse interpretations of Jesus and spirituality emerged.
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A scholarly exploration of the newly recovered Gospel of Judas, examining its Gnostic context, theological implications, and the controversial portrayal of Judas within early Christianity.
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When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existed--a gospel told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, history's ultimate traitor. And far from being a villain, the Judas that emerges in its pages is a hero. In this radical reinterpretation, Jesus asks Judas to betray him. In contrast to the New Testament Gospels, Judas Iscariot is presented as a role model for all those who wish to be disciples of Jesus. He is the one apostle who truly understands Jesus. This volume is the first publication of the remarkable gospel since it was condemned as heresy by early Church leaders, most notably by St. Irenaeus, in 180.--From publisher description.
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The Gospels of the Marginalized provides an exciting new study of three of the most maligned figures in the New Testament story of Jesus: Thomas, usually considered the quintessential doubter among the disciples; Mary Magdalene, characterized as a repentant prostitute during much of the history of the church; and Judas Iscariot, presented as the despicable disciple of Jesus who betrayed his master for money. In this book Marvin Meyer, one of the most prominent of the scholars of gnostic texts and other early Christian literature, offers fresh and accurate translations of the Gospels of Thomas, Mary, and Judas, with their proclamation of the good news of the wisdom of Jesus, and he uses these gospels as the occasion to reexamine the place of Thomas, Mary Magdalene, and Judas Iscariot in the Jesus movement. His striking analysis suggests that Thomas was no doubter, that Mary Magdalene was a beloved disciple in the inner circles of disciples around Jesus, and that the tale of Judas Iscariot as betrayer of Jesus is a piece of fiction. Meyer adds a Gospel of the Redeemed as a vivid illustration of how the gospel story of Jesus might read with Jesus as a Jewish teacher of wisdom and Thomas, Mary, and Judas restored as loyal followers of the teacher from Nazareth.
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Gnostic Wisdom: The Essential Readings by Damian Kiernan
The Christ File by William D. Rubinstein
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the Original Jesus a Pagan God? by Henry Ansgar Kelly
Secrets of the Lost Gospel by Darrell L. Bock
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew by Bart D. Ehrman
The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus by Marvin Meyer
The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History by Michael Baigent
The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation by Geza Vermes
The Authentic Gospel of Thomas: Now First Translated and Published in English by Steven M. Emmel
Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics by Bart D. Ehrman
The Coptic Gnostic Library: Volume 1, Nag Hammadi Codices I, II, III by James M. Robinson
The Book of Judas: The Pilgrimage of the Gnostic Gospels by Bart D. Ehrman
The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings by Bart D. Ehrman
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