Today I attended the Theology for all 'Other gospels' masterclass organised by Tyndale House (one of the Cambridge University theological houses). It was pretty awesome. It was great to meet up with...it, and possibly comment in more detail (although possibly not). * I'm aware I may be the only person who enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, and that this alone is probably enough to condemn me to hell ;-

Stefan Lovgren for National Geographic News December 21, 2007 Judas was a traitor—even a "demon"—according to a new translation of the recently revealed Gospel of Judas. The new interpretation contradicts...out on a limb. And chances are pretty good that at least a part of that limb is going to come down as time passes," Meyer added. "That's just the way scholarship works." ( Original Document ).

You'll have to decide Whether Judas Iscariot Had God on his side As somebody who'd never been exposed to any sort of Gnostic thinking before, I was very much caught by surprise and had a long 'wtf?'...Christ Superstar. (Which, by the way, was mentioned in the heading AND in one of the follow-up essays for the book. "With God On Our Side" by Bob Dylan was also mentioned. W00t for the religious dudes.

*looks at entry heading* Wow. That could be a book. Apparently after the 70+ degree day we had last week, January decided to be more like January and drop below freezing today. Erm... wie, bitte? NOT... The Gospel Of Judas. YES. Is true. So I will almost definitely get NO SLEEP tonight, as I will be up into the wee hours of the morn deepening my spirituality. (...I should get my Judas icon back...

Music video for the day: Infected Mushroom - Becoming Insane . One of their newer works, and still as nifty as ever. It's only a mono audio track, and a small frame size, but still good listening. Web...Iscariot. And if the Gnostic version had survived, perhaps the world could have avoided the thread of antisemitism that has run through most incarnations of the Christian church since then.

For those of you who may be interested in/amused or enraged by such things of possible religious/historic/cultural significance, check out my little sister's entry about the "Gospel of Judas" here. And then tell one or both of us what you think.(even if you don't read throught the whole translation!)

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"You thirteenth spirit, why do you try so hard? But speak up, and I shall bear with you." I just finished watching the National Geographic's documentary on The Gospel of Judas .. twice. (You can download... and you will be cursed by the other generations -- and you will come to rule over them. In the last days they will curse your ascent to the holy generation." Blockquotes from the Gospel of Judas

according to this article the gospel of judas is set to finally be published sometime around 2006 if nothing else, i'm intrigued. national geographic is apparently timing the release to coincide with the movie release of the "Davinci Code"