who has seen 'The Lost Gospel of Judas' in national geographic?
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I watched it.  I doubt it will stir up any thoughts among the people who most need the thoughts.  The Pope left it off the list of the New Testament so no one uses it.  Since I accept papal authority and the authority of the episcopate, it isn't an issue for me.  It is an interesting view into early Christianity but none of the thoughts are new.  I think there are profound implications for Protestants, but I don't think they will notice them.  By brushing it off as outside the canon, they are ignoring the issue of how the canon was determined.  They do not have a formal mechanism of rejecting it, but why do they stick with the Catholic NT.  I don't understand that.  I could see not accepting Judas, by why not Hermas or Barnabas or I Clement?\n\nThat is something I don't get, there is no reason for Protestants to not use them except an appeal to apostolic tradition which they reject.\n\nI would like to see the entire translation when it is done, to the extent it is recovered.  Should make for an interesting view into that early period of ideas.  From my viewpoint reading Judas is like reading Calvin, they hold the same weight and correctness and so are interesting because they are, from an ideas point of view, valid ideas just not valid teaching.
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Yes, I have seen it. I think its great. Lot of lessons in the movie.. After watching it i got interested in reading the book...
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I loved this portrayal of both Jesus and Judas. The song that Judas sings right after the death of Jesus is so moving; it makes me cry everytime. This portrayal of Judas is also somewhat close to the portrayal of Judas in the recently discovered "Gospel of Judas", at least from what I've heard about it.\nPlus, King Herod's song is just fantastic. "Walk across my swimming pool" now that is something even Jesus would laugh at!
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"For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born." \n\nMark 14:21 \n\nDoes that really sound like someone you want for a role model?  The gospel of Judas was excluded from the Bible for good reason; it was not the inspired Word of God, and is therefore heresy.  The Bible clearly warns against this.\n\n"I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;"\n\nRevelation 22:18
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Yes, yes and yes.\n\nwould you like to read more?\n\nok here's my story in case you were wondering...\n\nI am a freelance photographer and I have had pictures published in Natl. Geographic, People, Time and The Washington Post. Anyways, I was on a personal pilgrimage in Northern Ireland when I had an epiphany! No one has ever taken a photo of a real live leprechaun! I knew at that very moment I needed to change this. Mankind needs something to believe in and I was going to give them that one, small remnant of hope. So I started my search in the mountains of Ireland, facing all sorts of dangers. I was almost blown off the edge of the cliffs of Moher by a strong gust of irish wind, I tripped over that damned stone and a stampede of Irish dancers fractured my left ankle. However, this did not deter me in the slightest. I kept on searching. I went to the old monesteries of the west connemera coast and I delved into books and manuscripts that hadn't been touched in ages looking for some small clue of where the last leprechauns were hidding. Paula said it best..."Where have all the leprechauns gone?" However, I walked right into another metaphorical wall in my maze-like quest. The inch-thick, centuries old dust aggrivated my sever allergies. I had to get 2 shots of benedryl in my ass becuase the swelling of my face made it impossible to swallow those tiny pink psychodelic pills. However, As I lay on the stretcher and was being carried out , I saw an aged peice of paper lying forgotten behind a book shelf. I immediately screamed for the giant irish paramedics to put me down. I dragged myself across the floor with my  arms, since the benedryl cause the paralysis in my lower body. As I reached for that small insignificant-looking paper,I realized it was exactly what I was looking for...\n\n Rallerdralt O'Brian  \n 2221 Fresca Blvd.\n Magical Leprechaun Meadows West\n Cork, Ireland\n\n scribbled above the address was..\n\n "Father Downy please write me when you'll be up for a visit. I am really excited about my mushroom farm and I would like to give you a tour and a few free samples, cheers! Rallerdalt"\n\nI was extatic!!!at last all the riskiness had paid off. I had the address of the last Leprechaun and so i went there, took his picture and left. it was fun and it was worth it.\n\nhttp://www.ictacchiventuri.it/english/stpa/images/leprechaun.jpg
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it is HERETICAL. I heard parts of it read and I could not believe my ears it is a joke. Christians do not need to worry.\n\nThe "Gospel of Judas": National Geographic Attacks Christianity With Biased "Research"\nhttp://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/gospel_judas.html
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i am excited about the Da Vinci code. to be honest, i am excited about any book or movie that gives rise to the possibility that THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS THEY APPEAR. my parents raised me in the church but i questioned EVERYTHING... and at 34 i have not stopped with the questions of religon.  it is comforting to know that NO ONE is without fault and although i have always believed that Jesus was a good man, i never believed him to be anything more.  i have taught my own children that the Bible is a very good story book and it is filled with alot of helpful things, but it too is just another work of man.  my feelings on this subject started when i was 7 and were NEVER popular.  my parents made me go to church ALMOST every day after school to spend time learning more...but the more i learned the more i questioned. and the longer i was exposed to holy people the more hipocritical they all appeared.  i'm looking forward to yet another angle on the whole Jesus thing and likewise are my husband and children.
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I believe it's called Revelation.\n\nhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278675/
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The Mark of the Beast
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nope. there are quite a few false "gospels" that different sects like the gnostics wrote that are not in accordance with the rest of the Bible. its interesting historically and teaches us more about these sects, but it doesnt mean that it was ever part of maintstream Christianity or that its true. the gospel of judas sounds like pretty typical gnostic stuff- the flesh is bad, the spirit is good, judas was helping Jesus get rid of the bad flesh, only certain special people get special knowledge... nothing particularly new, just dealing with judas.
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While millions were celebrating the memory of the passion and death of the savior the National Geographic Society unveiled the first modern translation of the third-century Coptic translation of the Gospel of Judas on April 6 in Washington. \nThe Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John focus on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, and include events supposedly related to the life of Jesus. \nHowever, the Gospel of Judas and the others, the text of which was always been known, in whole or in part, really are texts attempting to bolster the importance of the personalities they are named after, not of Jesus. It is therefore really amazing that it is being given such a level of credence.\nWe are in the age of the media and the media are more interested in novelty and money but least in truth. Consider the media reports regarding the Pope’s Homily on Maundy Thursday. The headlines screamed “POPE BANISHES GOSPEL OF JUDAS, PORTRAYS HIM AS DOUBLE-CROSSER.”\nDid they expect him to adopt the Gospel of Judas forthwith and banish the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in a jiffy!!!\nDoes it really matter the circumstances that surround the death of Jesus? Does it change who He was or what He did for us? \nThere are some people around the world who seem to be constantly seeking to discredit the Church in some form or the other. The challenges before the Church today are no different from those faced by the early Christians after Jesus died.\nFalse/sensationalistic reports spread like wildfire, fuelled by unprincipled journalism.\nHowever, responding to such malicious slander is not productive. But it doesn’t mean that one should never respond. The important thing is how one responds. If your response is of anger and in self-defense then you are only walking into the trap but your response should be gentle, firm, respectful, and in defense of the truth.
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A necessary note from Pablo. \n\nWhere is the Ark of the Covenant? The Ark of the Covenant mysteriously disappeared 2,500 years ago. Amateur archeologist Ron Wyatt claimed he found it. It is important to realize that three of Ron’s many discoveries are widely accepted: \n\n\nThe Turkish government has officially proclaimed that Ron Wyatt found Noah’s Ark. \nIsraeli tour guides take visitors to the site Ron Wyatt identified as the sites of Sodom and Gomorrah where the cities, although turned into ashes, are still visible. \nAnd most investigators believe his discovery of Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia, as well as the site of the crossing of the Red Sea by the children of Israel. \n(Necessary is to say that lately some immoral "investigators," in order to make money through their books and videos, have attempted to appropriate for themselves these last two discoveries by not giving proper credit to Wyatt when they make their presentations of it). (For some evidences of Wyatt's discoveries see links at the end of this article) \nNotwithstanding all the above validated discoveries, many so-called "skeptics" — Christians and not — still doubt Ron’s claim that he found the Ark of the Covenant and go to all extremes to deny it. Why? Because its acceptance would entail too many serious consequences for many uninformed Christians unconsciously affected by the all-encompassing Replacement Theology, for rabbinic Judaism, for all pagan religions of the world and for Evolutionism. In other words, its acceptance would deeply revolutionize the fabric of human society due to its "disturbing" spiritual ramifications. Therefore, Satan will use any and all his minions in order to try and stop the information on this page to be publicly known, and most of all accepted. Read on, and let the Spirit of the Almighty tell to your heart and your mind what the truth is. I know that his truth can make you free — or freer. \n\nPablo \n\n\n\nThis article describes in detail the most amazing and important discovery ever made in Archeology. The finding of the Ark of the Covenant by a Christian amateur archeologist, Ron Wyatt — a real Indian Jones — in 1982. Here you will find out why you might have never heard of it before despite of its proven reality. In this description there are many things that are amazing enough as to leave the blockbusters of Steven Spielberg deep in the dust. The reality and significance of what Ron Wyatt discovered in so fabulously mind blowing that only God, the ultra-imaginative Creator of the Universe could ever had conceived the most portentous element in this discovery. If you have Christ in you, be advised, you will cry. I did. It is also necessary to say that Wyatt made his phenomenal discoveries (this was not the only one, here you will read about several in connection with the sacred Ark) by strictly following the indications given in the Bible and by tuning with God in prayer. He proved that God uses those less likely to do His work on this earth ... and the results are awesome that lead to you bow and worship Him who has no equal in Eternity. To Him all Glory. To Wyatt thanks in Heaven. And to you a huge surprise lies ahead. Read on. \n\n"For nothing is secret,that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad."   Lucius (Lukius, Luke) 8.17 \n\n\n\nIntroduction To The Discovery\nRon's Studies\n\n\nWhen Ron Wyatt returned to America after his unusual experience in Jerusalem, he studied the Bible closely, noting the last time the Ark's location was mentioned. He discovered it was when King Josiah of Judah wanted to reform the country, "Moreover Josiah kept a Passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem; and they killed the Passover on the 14th day of the first month. And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord: 'Put the Holy Ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of
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This book, Holy Blood/Holy Grail, has been around since the late seventies, I being a teenager of that era remember watching the authors talk about the book on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, it stirred up the talk then and has never stopped. I too have read The DaVinci Code whwich was good but try reading the nostic gospels such as The Gospel of Thomas which they mention in the movie Stigmata and then watch Stigmata which is excellent! It stars Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Bryne. Check out the History and Discovery channels which always have programs devoted to these subjects ( nostic gospels, the Holy Grail, Knights Templar, The Davinci Code). It's always good to search for answers.
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Go here and get the full thing, including how it was authenticated.  Sounds real to me.\nhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/04/0406_060406_gospel.html
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First of all, I think all this hype at Easter time about a supposedly hidden gospel, written by a major player in the crucifixion story is a little suspect....imagine......... television trying to get ratings...lol.\n\nOn the other hand, if it is an actual document recorded by people who had Judas' story handed down to them (like the four big gospels), I've always wondered if Judas actually imagined to the point of belief that HE was the center of bringing about the new government.  \n\nHe may have actually thought that Jesus was giving him some kind of signals to carry out the dirty work. He certainly hasn't been the last person to believe he was getting divine direction to commit a crime in the name of God. Especially if money was involved.\n\nAnd before anyone tries to defend Judas' actions or say that what Judas did was "God's will" and "part of The Plan", don't forget the Sanhedrin was determined to do away with Christ. They didn't have to have Judas.
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Jesuit scholar says Gospel of Judas does not merit name 'Gospel'\n\nBy Cindy Wooden\nCatholic News Service\n\nROME (CNS) -- The Gospel of Judas was unimportant to most Christians when it was written hundreds of years ago and it is unimportant today, said a Jesuit professor who has convoked a series of ecumenical studies of the historical Jesus. \n\nJesuit Father Gerald O'Collins, a longtime professor of Christology at Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University, said the text, like the gospels of Mary Magdalene and Philip, "does not merit the name 'Gospel.'" \n\nThe National Geographic Society unveiled the document April 6, posting a copy of it on the society's Web site, www.nationalgeographic.com, and releasing English translations of portions of the text.\n\n"A 'Gospel' is a literary genre -- established by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John -- focusing on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus," Father O'Collins said. \n\nWhile including events supposedly related to the life of Jesus, the Gospel of Judas and the others really are texts "attempting to bolster the importance" of the personalities they are named after, not of Jesus, the priest said. \n\n"They are not summaries of the good news," he said.\n\nThe texts come from the gnostic tradition, a religious-philosophical current popular in the second, third and fourth centuries. The gnostics claimed to have secret knowledge unavailable to the vast majority of people and focused so strongly on the spiritual and intellectual that they despised material creation, including the human body. \n\nIn the year 180, St. Irenaeus condemned the gnostics, mentioning particularly a Gospel of Judas.\n\nFather O'Collins said the most important thing about the text released in early April is that "it shows just how right Irenaeus was in saying the gnostics were against mainstream Christianity and Judaism, they were against our God." \n\n"To give Judas greater credit," the Jesuit said, the gnostics "portray Jesus giving him secret knowledge. It was a nice try," but there is no evidence to support the claim.\n\n"It was junk then and it is junk now," he said .\n\nFather O'Collins, who between 1996 and 2003 convoked a series of ecumenical, interdisciplinary summits for scholars on the historical Jesus, said it was "ridiculous" for anyone to claim publication of the Gospel of Judas will challenge mainstream Christianity. \n\nEND
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It's a wonderful book, that teeters between reality, the unexplained and the WHAT IF.\n\nIn short it is about small clues left behind by the famous Artist Leonardo DaVince, it claims that certain paintings he made hold secret clues about Jesus.  It goes on to discuss the Priory of Sion, Secret Society the Dossier letters to be more clues, of Jesus being married to Mary Magdaline, and producing a female child, Sarah, who is the direct descendant of Jesus.\n\nYou should have watched the History Channel last night--Josh Bernstein, 'Diggin for the truth.'\n\nGood Luck and Prosper...;*!*;...