Why am I not shocked?
Does this Gospel of Judas reveal something new about early Christianity?Isn't this akin to being surprised by how well Hitler comes across in Mein Kampf?
Yes, the Gospel of Judas really has been a surprise in many ways. For one thing, there's no other text that suggests that Judas Iscariot was an intimate, trusted disciple, one to whom Jesus revealed the secrets of the kingdom, and that conversely, the other disciples were misunderstanding what he meant by the gospel. So that's quite startling. Salon, interview with Elaine Pagels, April 2, 2007
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