Porter, Stanley E., 1956-

The lost Gospel of Judas : separating fact from fiction / [manuscript] : Stanley E. Porter & Gordon L. Heath. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., c2007. - viii, 127 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-122) and indexes.

Introduction: initial responses to the Gospel of Judas - Judas in the Scripture and church history : a brief introduction -- Gnosticism : what was it, how widespread was it, and why was it a problem for 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 of 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.

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Gospel of Judas--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS2860.J832 / P67 2007

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