How Do You Explain The Gnostic Texts?
With the discovery of The Gospel of Judas, the Gnostic texts have once again become a source of great controversy. The Gospel of Judas casts him as the most trusted of the twelve rather than a betrayer. This challenge to a basic piece of accepted Christian dogma has led to aggressive denunciations of the Gnostic tradition. However, most people know nothing about the Gnostic Texts. Read the transcript of the CNN documentary “After Jesus.” It meticulously documents the history of the early Christian church. Learn about the discovery of Gnostic texts at Nag Hammadi, Egypt 50 years ago. Realize that prior to that time, most knowledge about Gnosticism came from Christian attacks against it because the texts were destroyed between the first and second centuries. Read a review of Elaine Pagel’s book “The Gnostic Gospels.” This review is an excellent summary of what the Gnostic texts represent and why there was opposition to them from the Orthodox Christian Church. Read the e-mail discussion b
