The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot

A New Look at the Betrayer and Betrayed

De: Bart D. Ehrman

Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris

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. Rather than paint Judas as a traitor, it portrays him as acting at Jesus' request.

A National Geographic special introduced tens of millions of viewers to one of the most important biblical discoveries of modern times. Now a leading historian of the early church (and a featured commentator in the special) offers the first comprehensive account of the gospel, revealing what it contains and why it is so important for believers around the world.

Ehrman recounts the fascinating story of where and how this ancient parchment document was discovered, how it moved around among antiquities dealers, and how it came to be restored and translated. He gives a complete and clear account of what the book teaches, and he shows how it relates to other gospel texts, including the Gnostic texts of early Christianity. Finally, he describes what we can now say about the historical Judas and his relationship with Jesus.

The Gospel of Judas raises many questions. Ehrman provides illuminating and authoritative answers.

©2006 Bart D. Ehrman (P)2006 HighBridge Company

Reseñas de la Crítica

"In typically brilliant fashion...Ehrman's fast-paced study introduces us engagingly to the Gospel of Judas." (Publishers Weekly)

A cogent and articulate story

This story a clearheaded account of a subject that is polluted with ingrained prejudices. It was read very well, and the content was great.

Not Ehrman's best

Great book but not a page turner like Forged or Jesus Interrupted. The music and double narrators got annoying.

Great

An Excellent and fascinating story revealing that some early Christians had a completely different perspective of Judas. Highly recommended for anyone interested in early Christian history.
Dennis Boutsikaris does an outstanding job at narrating; his style is warm and conversational.

Judas's book

interesting and convincing when vertically view as an alternative to everything we have been told.

love this author's style

Another interesting book by this author. Not as engaging as Peter Paul and Mary Magdelene but nonetheless enlightening.Try reading "Misquoting Jesus" first, then "P.P. and M.M." and then follow it with "Judas".

A well educated conjesture.

Bart Ehman is a very learned Biblical Scholar, this book turned out to be more exciting than I expected, the scholarly conjesture were very difference to the one given by Elain Pagels. The concerns were also very different, he looked from the point of textual historian while Pagel looked at it from ideological implication.

Another Great Book From Dr Ehrman

What made the experience of listening to The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot the most enjoyable?

A great story of the history of the gospel, plus a look at how it fits in with the history of early Christianity.

What did you like best about this story?

Another look into the lives of people who lived in our distant past.

Any additional comments?

Understanding the people from our past through their dreams & stories gives us insight into their truth. Not reality, but the truth they thought they knew. Dr Ehrman is well know from his many appearances on various talk shows & of course, The Teaching Company courses. I've read or listened to several of his books & enjoyed every one.

Gnosticism in ancient Egypt

Thoughtfully presented and made me wonder about the role of ancient Egyptian religions and Alexandria Neoplatonism on the emerging church
Why was most of the gnostic gospels in Egypt

2nd best Erhman book I've read

Not because of the content around the Gospel of Judas. I generally find gnostic mumbo jumbo boring and that chapter was just that. No fault to Erhman. But the ancient and modern history he brings out was fascinating. The last two chapters were the best. Books that shift the way you look at the world or blow your mind are the best. Best ive ever read from him was lost Christianities

Trying to understand

A splendid work! There's a lot to cover in this work. It includes a discussion on the Gospel of Judas Iscariot, what it was, how it was found, etc. It is also a good discussion of Gnostic Christianity, or Gnosticism in general. It also does a good job trying to understand Jesus, the early church, Judas, and the heresy in general. The use of splendid up front, should signal that I thought the author did a fine job covering all these diverse subjects. There are great questions about the church, Jesus, heresy, and faith some are answered in this volume, and some are left for the reader to sort out. For a person of a fundamentalist bent, this could be an excellent read and quite challenging to understand and appreciate. It will be too easy to question why we should even care about this heretical Gospel. It's interesting to note the Gnostics, have a built in out for non-believers, you won't understand the teaching if you lack the divine spark. That was just too easy, and I've seen too many times arguments around faith devolving in to something just like that. Nice to know that's nothing new.