Does The Gospel of Judas Undermine Christianity?
by Brian Saint-Paul It just keeps coming… one after another. First, there was The Da Vinci Code, which sent historians and art experts into fits over its countless errors and distortions. Then there was a lawsuit in Italy and a feature-length documentary… both of which argue that Jesus never actually existed. And now, we have the Gospel of Judas… which is being promoted by National Geographic as a bombshell that could destroy the very foundations of Christianity. The press — going for sensationalism over fact — has jumped on the story, intoning solemnly that new light has been shed on the life of Jesus, and that the traditional biblical accounts have been thrown into question. In reality, this latest episode says less about Christianity than it does about the media’s profound ignorance of ancient history. But just in case you missed all the press hoopla, let me give you some background… In 1978, an Egyptian farmer unearthed a box that contained an ancient manuscript. He sold
