tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post1479067789946137665..comments2024-03-27T03:32:53.817-05:00Comments on Euangelion: April DeConick: Q&A on the Gospel of JudasMichael F. Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-17994063875497793082007-07-24T09:28:00.000-05:002007-07-24T09:28:00.000-05:00I think April is right. In my repeated readings o...I think April is right. In my repeated readings of The Gospel of Judas, I can see that the disciples including Judas are being mocked by the writer. Presumably, the target of the writer's taunting is the 'orthodox' church. Judas is grouped with the other demeaned disciples. Not only is Judas very bad, all the disciples are bad too. Whether the writer has a go at Jewish priests or 'orthodox' church priests, I am not sure, but priests certainly come in for a hammering. <BR/><BR/>Something that isn't clear in the text is who went 'into the guest room for his prayer'. Was it Judas or Jesus? <BR/><BR/>The words 'he was regarded by all as a prophet' are used in the NT of John the Baptist who is also said to have had a demon. <BR/><BR/>As for haunting, Judas haunted a number of folk back then, including the writer of The Gospel of Judas, the editors of the NT and the editors of the writings attributed to Josephus. Judas as a baddy fed the imagination of all these writers. But someone put the boot into Judas in the first place and gave him some bad press (propaganda). Life has always been like that at the top.geoffhudson.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724916983698195467noreply@blogger.com