Window on the World - The Judas We Never Knew

Excerpt: 'A recently discovered manuscript—the so-called Gospel of Judas—claims that Judas was in fact a hero, and that Jesus revealed to him alone the secrets of salvation. What difference does this long lost text make to our understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ? ... it mentions neither the crucifixion nor the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Instead, it ends rather abruptly. Judas hands Jesus over, but we are never told what happens to either of them afterwards. This means, of course, that the manuscript doesn't really deserve to be called a gospel. Rather, it is the kind of “gospel” that the apostle Paul warned about—one that is “no gospel at all” (Gal. 1:7).'

The Window on the World is our weekly opportunity to examine our culture from the vantage point of biblical Christianity.

Many of these are now published in 'My Father's World: Meditations on Christianity and Culture', 2002, and 'He Speaks to Me Everywhere', 2004, both by Philip Graham Ryken, P&R Publishing.

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