The lost Gospel of Judas : separating fact from fiction / Stanley E. Porter & Gordon L. Heath.

Author: Porter, Stanley E., 1956-

Imprint:Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2007.

Descriptionxxiii, 309 p., 16 p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Note:Introduction: initial responses to the Gospel of Judas - Judas in the New Testament and church history : a brief introduction -- Gnosticism : what was it, how widespread was it, and why was it a problemfor the church? -- The early church and the Gospel of Judas -- The discovery of the Gospel of Judas and other recent finds -- The content of the Gospel of Judas -- The authenticity of the Gospel of Judas -- Rehabilitation literature and the gnostics -- The Gospel of Judas and its relationship to the New Testament canon -- Orthodoxy versus heresy : lost Christianities and the "lucky winner" thesis -- Conclusion.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.

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