"Gospel of Judas"
Christian Science Monitor: A gospel's rocky path from Egypt's desert to print
This by itself was an interesting find: a manuscript that seems to be another telling of the gospel stories, this time from the point of view of Judas Iscariot.
But there is far more intrigue surrounding this gospel than perhaps even Steven Spielberg could create.
The document was revealed in 1983 in Geneva. But the 'owner' wanted $3,000,000 for it. After 23 years it seemed that National Geographic was ready to publish a translation.
But not so fast.
There is now an international legal debate over ownership and rights of sale.
We are back to square one. Without the proper publication of the document and access by scholars, we cannot even begin to address its authorship.
Tom
This by itself was an interesting find: a manuscript that seems to be another telling of the gospel stories, this time from the point of view of Judas Iscariot.
But there is far more intrigue surrounding this gospel than perhaps even Steven Spielberg could create.
The document was revealed in 1983 in Geneva. But the 'owner' wanted $3,000,000 for it. After 23 years it seemed that National Geographic was ready to publish a translation.
But not so fast.
There is now an international legal debate over ownership and rights of sale.
We are back to square one. Without the proper publication of the document and access by scholars, we cannot even begin to address its authorship.
Tom
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