The National Geographic Society released the manuscript of what is called “The Gospel of Judas” yesterday. By National Geographic’s own account, a team first assembled by the Maecenas Foundation has ...

In a few weeks, we’ll be bombarded with exhortations to see the movie of The Da Vinci Code, an entertaining yarn riddled with historical errors. Just in time for Easter, though, the focus isn’t on ...

Four leading Latin American archbishops, including three cardinals, have expressed regret over National Geographic’s decision to publish a Palm Sunday report on the so-called “Gospel of Judas,” ...

NEW YORK – An expert on ancient Egyptian texts is predicting that the “Gospel of Judas” – a manuscript from early Christian times that’s nearing release amid widespread interest from scholars – will ...

The tale of how the “Gospel of Judas” was rediscovered is worthy of a hard-boiled detective novel, but there’s an even more tantalizing religious mystery – whether the newly released document tells us ...

The translation of an ancient Papyrus text is offering an alternative view of one of the most notorious people in Biblical history. The text is called the Gospel of Judas. It attempts to explain acts ...

A long-lost gospel that casts Judas as a co-conspirator of Jesus, rather than a betrayer, was ruled most likely authentic in 2006. Now, scientists reveal they couldn't have made the call without a ...

Judas Iscariot, long depicted as the rotten apple in the Easter story, is now being hailed by some as a hero. As Christians gather today to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, there is renewed ...

WASHINGTON-For centuries, Christians have followed the New Testament Gospels of the Apostles Mark, Mathew, Luke and John – but what about Judas? Recently the discovery of what historians and ...

ROME (Reuters) - Judas Iscariot was not the betrayer but the betrayed. He schemed to save Christ from being killed and did not commit suicide but lived to old age. Sign up here. Those are some of main ...

A crisis of faith is at the heart of this fascinating, thoughtful literary thriller revolving around the discovery of a manuscript written by the historical Judas. Father Leo Newman, close to middle ...