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9780826499646

The Thirteenth Apostle What the Gospel of Judas Really Says

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  • ISBN13:

    9780826499646

  • ISBN10:

    0826499643

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-02-19
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

April DeConick offers a new translation of the Gospel of Judas, one which seriously challenges the National Geographic interpretation of a good Judas.

Author Biography

April D. DeConick is the Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor of Biblical Studies at Rice University, Houston, USA.

Table of Contents

An Unfamiliar Story
The Silenced Voicep. 3
A Gnostic Catechismp. 22
Translation Matters
A Mistaken Gospelp. 45
The Gospel of Judas in English Translationp. 62
Good Old Judas?
Judas the Confessorp. 95
Judas the Demonp. 109
Judas the Sacrificerp. 125
An Ancient Gnostic Parodyp. 140
Further Readingp. 155
A Synopsis of Sethian Gnostic Literaturep. 167
Testimony from the Church Fathers on the Gospel of Judasp. 174
Q&A with April Deconickp. 178
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