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« on: April 06, 2006, 02:38:33 PM » |
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CNN has the story of this newly discovered "gospel": The "Gospel of Judas" tells a far different tale from the four gospels in the New Testament. It portrays Judas as a favored disciple who was given special knowledge by Jesus -- and who turned him in at Jesus' request.
"You will be cursed by the other generations -- and you will come to rule over them," Jesus tells Judas in the document made public Thursday. Uh...
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2006, 07:47:00 PM » |
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That was all freakin over Google News today. I was going to post about it when I got back from work, but I see you beat me to the punch.
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2006, 07:49:42 PM » |
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I have no idea why it's getting so much attention (though the popularity of the DaVinci Code may play some part in it). I mean, the whole thing sounds completely Gnostic to me-- and since when does America have a large Gnostic community?
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2006, 08:14:38 PM » |
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One thing that is somewhat prevalent in America is revisionist history, however, which this is.
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2006, 08:35:07 PM » |
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It made me think of Last Temptation of Christ, which heroized Judas a bit. Of course, Last Tempation said right upfront that it was fictional...
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« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2006, 08:37:20 PM » |
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It made me think of Last Temptation of Christ, which heroized Judas a bit. Of course, Last Tempation said right upfront that it was fictional... Yeah, it made me think of Last Temptation as well. I must confess that I've always found that film's portrayal of Judas to be provocative and thought-provoking, if entirely unbiblical. |
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« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2006, 04:16:51 PM » |
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Here's a .pdf file of the whole silly document. And, here are some comments from one of my favorite people, Dr. James White.
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« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2006, 04:19:43 PM » |
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Yeah, it made me think of Last Temptation as well. I must confess that I've always found that film's portrayal of Judas to be provocative and thought-provoking, if entirely unbiblical. Me too. |
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« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2006, 05:54:50 PM » |
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I am too [strike]lazy[/strike]busy to read the document myself, but I do have one question to those who have: does it address the issue of why Judas killed himelf afterwards?
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« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2006, 09:32:45 PM » |
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I am too <strike>lazy</strike>busy to read the document myself, but I do have one question to those who have: does it address the issue of why Judas killed himelf afterwards? assuming that's the entire document in the pdf... no. it ends with Judas receiving money for betraying Jesus... haven't read the whole thing though... peace... love... bdg... |
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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2006, 11:02:04 AM » |
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This thread has been locked due to the huge amounts of spam that seems to gravitate towards this thread. If you have something to say on this topic then feel free to PM me and I will unlock it for you. When/if we manage to get spam postings more under control, I will unlock it again.
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