Judas Rehabilitated?

Ancient 'Gospel of Judas' to Be Published, Promoting Christ's Betrayer

RNS Vatican correspondent Stacy Meichtry reports (linked above) on the upcoming publication of the first translation of a Gnostic "Gospel of Judas."

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According to scholars who have seen photographs of the brittle manuscript, it argues that Judas Iscariot was carrying out God's will when he handed Christ over to his executioners. The manuscript could bring momentum to a broader academic movement that argues Judas has gotten a bum rap among both historians and theologians, as well as in popular culture.