The Gospel of Judas: The Sarcastic Gospel

by Mark M. Mattison

Forged in the flames of controversy and rejected by the very church authorities it criticized, the Gospel of Judas was once believed to be irretrievably lost to history. Its rediscovery in Egypt in the 1970s and initial publication in 2006 ignited an intense debate about Christian origins and meaning. How could a Gospel about Jesus have been written in the name of his greatest nemesis? What does it really say about Judas, about Jesus, about the church – and what does it mean for us today? Inside the pages of this enigmatic Gospel we can explore unfamiliar terrain, the outer limits of early Christian experience – and may just discover something about ourselves in the process. This fresh new translation of Judas’ Gospel includes the more recently recovered fragments published in 2010.

Genres: Religion

74 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2014

Reviews

[Harry Palacio]

Look up at your star Judas he saw in the heavens and there it lay one day a king redeemed

[Joy]

The Gospel of Judas was not written by Judas. It was written a couple of hundred years later, and reflects the state of the Christian church at the time it was written. Most representative of that time is the account of Jesus describing to Judas a highly complex structure of the non-physical world of God and the angels, which can never be reached by Man. Maybe the Illuminati would feel at home with it.

[Iris]

Coherent introduction to 2nd century theology but not too much of an actual interpretation of the Gospel of Judas. I found myself rather lost in the syntax of the translation ie the meaning of words like generation and star and angel and their application. Nice as a reference text for me tho who knows nothing about anything

[Justin Tiemeyer]

There are a lot of opinions about this one. It was all over the news for a while. Some talk about it inspired The Last Temptation of Christ a few decades back. It was good to read a nuanced take on the Gospel of Judas. Mark's books are brief and profound. I read this one in one evening. They're fun to return to as well.

[Jovana Purdom]

In my amazement I knew

I've been drawn to the gospels taken away by the church and now I am content and awaken to my false self

[Angie Page-Turner]

Confusing

I realize many pieces are missing; but what is there was very confusing to me. Hopefully these will find the complete text.

[katrina french]

interesting

I am wondering why the church has removed so many gospels so long ago. Do the churches truely want to brain wash people

[Luke Langley]

This changed my views on the Gnostic Gospels. They do not give us insight into who Jesus was or the apostles. However they do open a window into the religious minds of the Christians 200 or 300 years after Christ. This gospel was interesting in parts, like how Judas was the most trusted Apostle or at least the only one Jesus cared to share this information with. It is however mostly filled with esoteric imagery like the book of Revelations. Aws such it was hard to get too much out of.