El Evangelio de Judas Y la formación del cristianismo

by King, Karen L.; Pagels, Elaine

• ISBN13: 9788472456648
• ISBN10: 8472456641
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: Editorial Kairos

Summary

The discovery of Judas's Gospel has caused great controversy among biblical scholars, and in this detailed work, two experts of the Gnostic gospels approach many questions resulting from this important find.How could a Christian imagine that Judas, the traitor, was Jesus's favorite?Why is the author of this gospel full of anger towards the other disciples?What vision of God does the author offer?The answers to these questions introduce Christianity's vibrant and tumultuous beginnings and approach themes as polemic as the nature of God, the meaning of Jesus's death, and the suffering of the martyrsquestions that are of as much interest today as they were 19 centuries earlier. El descubrimiento del Evangelio de Judas ha suscitado una gran controversia entre los eruditos biblicos, y en esta obra detallada, dos expertas en los evangelios gnosticos abordan muchos interrogantes planteados por este importante hallazgo.Como podria un cristiano imaginar que Judas, el traidor, fue el favorito de Jesus? Por que el autor de este evangelio esta lleno de rabia hacia los otros discipulos? Que vision de Dios ofrece el autor?Las respuestas a estas preguntas introducen los vibrantes y tumultuosos inicios de la cristiandad y abordan temas tan polemicos como la naturaleza de Dios, el significado de la muerte de Jesus y el sufrimiento de los martirescuestiones de un enorme interes tanto hoy como 19 siglos atras.

Author Biography

Karen L. King is a professor of ecclesiastic history at the Harvard Divinity School. She is the author of four books, including The Gospel of Mary Magdala. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. Elaine Pagels is a professor of religion at Princeton University and is the author of six books, including The New York Times bestseller Más allá de la fe. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.