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by: Rodolphe Kasser, Gregor Wurst See Larger Image List Price: $45.00 Our Price: $29.70 You Save: $15.30 (34%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $15.88 Third Party New Price: $15.87 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 229.8 EAN: 9781426201912 ISBN: 1426201915 Label: National Geographic Manufacturer: National Geographic Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: June 19, 2007 Publisher: National Geographic Release Date: June 19, 2007 Sales Rank: 305913 Studio: National Geographic Related Items: Nag Hammadi Scriptures, The: The International Edition The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says Coptic in 20 Lessons: Introduction to Sahidic Coptic with Exercises and Vocabularies Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions And Literature Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity see more Editorial Review: Product Description: For the first time in a single volume, discover the complete text of Codex Tchacos—the remarkable ancient papyrus book that contains the Gospel of Judas. Hidden for 1,600 years in an Egyptian cave, only to be found, traded, and all but destroyed before its restoration began in 2001, Codex Tchacos contains four texts that shed important light on the ancient world and the emergence of Christianity. Featuring beautifully rendered, full-color photographs of the original papyrus pages alongside the Coptic text and its English translation, this critical edition provides everything needed for a full examination of the Codex. The Letter of Peter to Philip provides a mystical, Gnostic picture of Jesus; the text entitled James presents Jesus discussing the meaning of life and death with his brother James; the Gospel of Judas casts a new light on Judas' betrayal; and the previously unknown book of Allogenes, though fragmentary, portrays Jesus as a stranger who brings light to a world of darkness. Ideal for the scholar and layperson alike, these texts are published here by an international team of scholars and supplemented by insightful introductions, indices, and other revealing, explanatory essays. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Excellent material for delving deeper If you want to delve deeper into Christian history and belief, then this is the book for you. Written so that a layperson can read and understand, it is an amazing collection that adds depth and richness to Christian belief. Rating: - Everything it's cracked up to be This book is everything it's cracked up to be. It's good either for the scholar or the casual reader. Those who wish to read the entire extant manuscript will find it here. This is the best form of preservation for this rare manuscripts What is missing, however, is commentary about the contents of the text itself. The author apparently decided that all readers would be familiar with the meanings of obscure terms like aeons as they are used in the context this work. Whatever the reason for that ... Read More Rating: - Much remains to be said on this "gospel" We have just gone through this gospel in a graduate Coptic class, in which we have also consulted some of the scholarly literature that has been generated since National Geographic published its rather rushed initial translation in 2006. To say the least, the translation and interpretation of this work are very far from settled. The trend in the scholarly world is to look with considerable skepticism on the notion popularized by National Geographic, namely, that Judas is portrayed as good. Read More Rating: - at last high quality paper and binding at a reasonable price. the layout of the text is great--photo (albeit too small), transcription, translation--and the index is very useful. Browse for similar items by category: Qualifying Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Ancient - History - Subjects - Books - General Ancient - History - Subjects - Books - General AAS World - History - Subjects - Books - General AAS Church History - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Gnosticism