Gospel of Judas

`Judas'' is synonymous with `traitor''. But a newly-discovered ancient text of the Gospel of Judas offers a picture of Judas Iscariot radically different from the Church''s traditional understanding of him, and maintains that far from being the infamous betrayer, Judas was actually Jesus'' trusted friend and the recipient of secret revelation. Simon Gathercole''s new book includes a translation of...