The Gospel of Judas: The Man, His History, His Story

No discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls has rocked the Christian world like that of the newly translated 'Gospel of Judas.' The story presented in the short but powerful text reveals a plan in which heavenly ends justified monstrous means. Betrayal became collaboration and murder resembled suicide as Jesus and Judas began a macabre dance into eternity. Orthodox Christianity has its doctrine, its canon, and its political story, but these are quite different from those exposed in the Gospel of Judas. Was Judas the impetus of death, burial, and resurrection for Jesus, and thus the daemon who saved us? Will Judas be the Antichrist we will meet in the end of days or will he be ruling and judging the tribes of Israel? Every story has two sides. Let us examine both sides, beginning with The Gospel of Judas, its history, its theology, and its text.