When the first translation of the long-lost Gospel of Judas was published last year amid considerable publicity, a few scholars trumpeted its apparent depiction of Judas Iscariot as a positive figure ...

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Timing is everything. Jesus’ fatal confrontations with religious and political authorities in Jerusalem coincided with the crowds of pilgrims arriving for Passover. Almost 2,000 years later, attentive ...

A newly authenticated and newly translated ancient document known as the "Gospel of Judas" tells the story of Judas, not as Jesus's betrayer, but as his favored disciple. Two religious experts discuss ...

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In the Book of John, Evans noted, Jesus tells Judas at the Last Supper, "Do quickly what you are going to do," and none of the other disciples know what he means. "Maybe [the Gospel of Judas] points ...

Aleksey Shevchenkov plays Jesus' most devoted disciple in Andrey Bogatyrev's adaptation of Leonid Andreev’s "Judas Iscariot." By Elizabeth Kerr The story of Jesus and Judas is recounted in an ...