When the first translation of the long-lost Gospel of Judas was published last year amid considerable publicity, a few scholars trumpeted its apparent depiction of Judas Iscariot as a positive figure ...

Although the “Gospel of Judas” was discovered near the middle of Egypt in the 1970s, the National Geographic Society published the first modern text of the gospel in April 2006. It caused a stir among ...

Timing is everything. Jesus’ fatal confrontations with religious and political authorities in Jerusalem coincided with the crowds of pilgrims arriving for Passover. Almost 2,000 years later, attentive ...

A newly authenticated and newly translated ancient document known as the "Gospel of Judas" tells the story of Judas, not as Jesus's betrayer, but as his favored disciple. Two religious experts discuss ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Washington – For 2,000 years, Judas has been reviled for betraying Jesus. Now a newly translated ancient document seeks to tell his side of the story. The ...

In the Book of John, Evans noted, Jesus tells Judas at the Last Supper, "Do quickly what you are going to do," and none of the other disciples know what he means. "Maybe [the Gospel of Judas] points ...