The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot by Herbert Krosney and Bart D. Ehrman (2006, Hardcover)

Synopsis
THE LOST GOSPEL tells the back story of the discovery, in Egypt in the 1970s, of an ancient codex containing a controversial version of the story of Jesus and Judas, and its journey through the antiques trade until it reached its final destination at the Maecenas Foundation for Ancient Art. Documentary filmmaker Herbert Krosney tells how the ancient artifact was restored, translated, and ultimately published, under the auspices of the National Geographic Society, as THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS in 2006. Religion scholar Bart Ehrman provides commentary on the historical and religious background of early Christianity.

Key Details
Author:	Bart D. Ehrman, Herbert Krosney
Language:	English
Publisher:	Natl Geographic Society
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	1426200412
ISBN-13:	9781426200410

Size
Length:	309 pages
Thickness:	1.2 in
Weight:	22.4 oz

Publisher's Note
An illustrated study of the life and times of Jesus's most reviled disciple, Judas Iscariot, offers an in-depth account of the search for and discovery in Egypt nearly thirty years ago of the manuscript of the long-lost Gospel of Judas.

Describes how the Gospel of Judas was discovered, why it was historically denounced as heresy, and what it says about the disciple's role in the plan for salvation.