A Response to the Gospel of Judas and Gnosticism
If anyone is interested in hearing discussion about the Gospel of Judas two of our exegetical professors, James Voelz and Jeffery Kloha, presented on the topic on Monday. I had Dr. Voelz for Lectionary Readings last quarter and am taking Synoptic Gospels with him this quarter. Professor Kloha was my instructor for Hermeneutics and the Pauline Epistles. Both are excellent teachers and I think it would benefit anyone to listen to this lecture. Dr. Voelz addressed many of these topics in our last lecture and I really enjoyed it. Here is a link to the page where you can download the mp3 files.
The following issues are addressed: 1) How the manuscript is portrayed in the media; 2) Basic features of the manuscript; 3) Gnosticism as a point of reference for the manuscript; and, 4) The manuscript and canonicity.
posted by Eric Estes at
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I actually just bought a copy of The Gospel of Judas, and the only thing I can think to say about it, is that it makes my head hurt.
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Anonymous, at 7:06 PM
Matthew,
If you listen to the lectures they may help you in sorting out some of the strange stuff. Such as Barbello being a positive sub-deity. It would be hard to understand where the text is coming from without some background on the unbiblical presuppositions the Gnostics had about creation and the origins of Jesus. Either way I'm sure you could tell from your reading that it definitely is not a Christian document as portrayed in the media.
God bless,
Eric
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Eric Estes, at 6:20 AM
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