The leading authority on this gospel, early church historian Bart Ehrman, offers the first complete account of the discovery and illuminates the significance of this remarkable ancient text.
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"the book was hard to read in the beginning... extremely techinical unless you are a versed theologian and archeologist... but as it progressed, i didnt want to put it down, and it opened my eyes and my heart to some tough questions." — Cathryne (4 out of 5 stars)
"the book was hard to read in the beginning... extremely techinical unless you are a versed theologian and archeologist... but as it progressed, i didnt want to put it down, and it opened my eyes and my heart to some tough questions."
" Pretty good book. Not too long but academic in its nature. Author does a good job explaining the book for the lay audience but ultimately sheds little light on early Christian thought. "
" Fascinating comparison of how the four gospels viewed Jesus and Judas. Good discription of Agnostism. "
" Pretty good introduction to Gnosticism. "
" If you are curious about this gospel, I'd recommend the Pagels book on the Gospel of JI. "
" just awful...nothing even morally redeeming about this book. Try other gnostic texts. "
" Overall interesting - the style was a bit...well, it felt like he had given the lectures in some form or another and just transcribed them (and not really edited them) which was oddly distracting. "
" As with all of Bart D. Ehrman's books, this is a must-read to anyone who is at all interested in Christianity. "
" Very interesting! I came to the conclusion quite early on, that Judas was...not so much making his story up, but giving himself an "alibi' - for want of a better word. He'd had a lot of years to get it 'right' after all! "
" Just started reading it, really enjoying it so far..good for procrastination... "
" So he did this for the word to be fullfilled. This is a gnostic gospel -One half of my brain is suspended in disbelief - the other in belief. An interesting read - gets a little lazy toward the end. "
" A good read, will open your mind to the faith and allow your mind to see things from another perspective you may have not seen before. Highly recommended... "
" Expected more of this as well... "
" hard to grasp as much is destroyed or missing. Do I believe its the real thing? Umm... "
" Excellent analysis of the 3rd century gnostic manuscript. "
" Very interesting history; lots of guess work like any study of the religious period but some truly fascinating facts. "
" Excellent! Great Book. Very intresting to know how differently Jesus and Judas are viewed by various people. Gnostic way of thinking is very closer to Hindusim. "
Bart D. Ehrman is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including several New York Times bestsellers. He is a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a leading authority on the New Testament and the history of early Christianity. He has been featured in Time, the New Yorker, and the Washington Post and has appeared on NBC, CNN, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The History Channel, National Geographic, BBC, major NPR shows, and other top print and broadcast media outlets.
Dennis Boutsikaris is a two-time OBIE award winner. He has received five Audie Awards and seven Golden Earphone Awards for his work in over 100 audiobooks and was voted one of the Best Voices of the Year by AudioFile magazine. He has appeared in numerous Broadway, television, and film roles. He played Mozart on Broadway in Amadeus and has appeared on television shows including Shameless, The Good Wife, House M.D., Grey’s Anatomy, ER, and Law & Order.
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