Oh, I believe FFL will fade into the great maw of time
and never be heard of again. :)
-Peter
--- peterklutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> The Gospel of Judas..?
>
> That sounds like FFL in a few centuries (as
> historians investigate
> the Great Transition): garulous, delirious,
> blasphemous, nauseating,
> infuriating, hilarious, enlightening - a must-read.
>
>
> --- In [email protected], ranigdv
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > ABOUT 2000 years after the Gospel according to
> Judas sowed discord
> > among early Christians, a Swiss foundation says it
> is translating
> > for the first time the controversial text named
> after the apostle
> > said to have betrayed Jesus Christ.
> >
> > The 62-page papyrus manuscript of the text was
> uncovered in Egypt
> > during the 1950s or 1960s, but its owners did not
> fully comprehend
> > its significance until recently, according to the
> Maecenas
> > Foundation in Basel.
> >
> > The manuscript written in the ancient dialect of
> Egypt's Coptic
> > Christian community will be translated into
> English, French and
> > German in about a year, the foundation
> specialising in antique
> > culture said today.
> >
> > "We have just received the results of carbon
> dating: the text is
> > older than we thought and dates back to a period
> between the
> > beginning of the third and fourth centuries,"
> foundation director
> > Mario Jean Roberty said.
> >
> > The existence of a Gospel of Judas, which was
> originally written in
> > Greek, was outlined by a bishop, Saint Irenee,
> when he denounced the
> > text as heretical during the second century.
> >
> > "It's the only clear source that allows us to know
> that such a
> > Gospel did exist," Mr Roberty explained.
> >
> > The foundation declined to say what account Judas
> is said to give in
> > his alleged gospel.
> >
> > According to Christian tradition, Judas Iscariot
> betrayed Jesus
> > Christ for 30 pieces of silver by helping the
> Romans to find him
> > before he was crucified.
> >
> > "We do not want to reveal the exceptional side of
> what we have," Mr
> > Roberty said.
> >
> > The author of the text is unknown.
> >
> > "No-one can clearly state that Judas wrote it
> himself," Mr Roberty
> > said, while pointing out that the other gospels
> were probably not
> > written by their supposed authors either.
> >
> > The four recognised gospels of the New Testament
> describe the life,
> > death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and are
> said to record his
> > teachings from the eyes of four of his disciples,
> Matthew, Mark,
> > Luke and John.
> >
> > The Roman Catholic Church limited the recognised
> gospels to the four
> > in 325 AD, under the guidance of the first
> Christian Roman emperor,
> > Constantine.
> >
> > Thirty other texts - some of which have been
> uncovered - were
> > sidelined because "they were difficult to
> reconcile with what
> > Constantine wanted as a political doctrine",
> according to Mr Roberty.
> >
> > The foundation's director said the Judas Iscariot
> text called into
> > question some of the political principles of
> Christian doctrine.
> >
> > The Maecenas Foundation, which aims to protect
> archaeological relics
> > found in poor countries, hopes to organise
> exhibitions around the
> > manuscript and to produce a documentary on the
> process of
> > unravelling the text.
> >
> > The full launch is due in Easter 2006.
> >
> > AFP
>
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