About this title: In this fully revised and updated edition, an expert historian of early Christianity tells of the discovery of a lost gospel attributed to Judas, and Judas's newfound meaning for history and the Christian faith.
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Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. UNREAD COPY: these are store pulls and they might have some shelf wear- Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 257 p. Audience: General/trade. [B240] read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780061170638ISBN:0061170631
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition. Stated 1st Edition, 1st Printing Nice clean copy! May have price sticker on cover and minor shelfwear. Overall a very good book! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 2006-04-07
ISBN-13:9780061170638ISBN:0061170631
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First Edition, Brand New Item_remainder mark on bottom edge; tiny tear to DJ at head of spine. NF/NF. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 2006-04-07
ISBN-13:9780061170638ISBN:0061170631
Description: Very Good. 0061170631 Thank you for looking at bookhaven1. Ships from PA. Hardcover books may have missing or torn Dust Jackets. read more
"Sorry Bub, but this book was lousy! It wasn't even about anything! This is just a bunch of conjecture about a text the author had very little knowledge about at the time of the writing. This was published to capitalize on the sensationalism around the topic (of which the author himself is critical!). Not to mention, he uses way too many exclamation points, similar in nature to the one I just used. Don't waste your time."
"The author, James M. Robinson, is primarily know as one of the specialists responsible for translating the Nag Hammadi gospels, a collection of early Christian texts discovered near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945. Among these gospels are the gospels of Thomas, Mary Magdalen, as well as others attributed to John, Paul, and other disciples not found in the New Testament. Apparently the early Church decided to include the gospels now know as the New Testament, but chose to leave many others out. As one of the experts responsible for translating these alternative gospels, Robinson brings a very relevant point of view to the topic of the "newly uncovered" and "secret" gospel of Judas. Unfortunately, and Robinson makes this very clear in the book's preface, he has never seen the gospel of Judas. This book is written as a perfect lead-up to the text, but stops short of actually discussing it. Robinson contends he has been excluded from the process of translating the codex (old book) because the owners are primarily motivated by profit, not knowledge dissemination. Unfortunately, the book was all lead-up and no punch, was somewhat unfairly titled, and generally dissatisfying."
"This was clearly written by a non-LDS author. Lots of philosophy's of men mingled with scripture. Most of his assertions were related to interesting, but irrelevant historical facts about the papyrus itself, and not insights into the life of Judas. Dissapointing overall."
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