Judas and the Gospel of Jesus

by N. T. Wright

Publisher:

Baker

, 2006

Overview

What does the Gospel of Judas really tell us?

Joining other recently found and publicized “gospels,” the Gospel of Judas has found its way into the limelight. The ancient manuscript appears to be genuine—so what are we to make of the claims therein? Claims such as:

• Judas was doing what Jesus asked him to do when he betrayed Jesus
• Jesus came to offer secret knowledge of how to escape this earthly world, rather than to usher in God’s kingdom on earth
• Jesus felt no pain on the cross
• and more

This timely response to the Gospel of Judas is the authoritative, orthodox word on what the Gospel of Judas really tells us—and does not tell us—about Jesus, Judas, early Christianity, and Gnosticism. N. T. Wright, as both a bishop and a historian, is uniquely qualified to speak on the subject. In Judas and the Gospel of Jesus, he clearly and fairly answers your questions about this “new gospel.”

Product Details

• Title: Judas and the Gospel of Jesus
• Author: N.T. Wright
• Publisher: SPCK
• Publication Date: 2006
• Pages: 160

About N.T. Wright

N. T. Wright is the bishop of Durham in the Church of England. Recently named by Christianity Today as one of the top five theologians in the world, Wright has taught New Testament studies for twenty years at Cambridge, Oxford, and McGill universities. He is the author of The New Testament and the People of God, Jesus and the Victory of God, The Resurrection of the Son of God, and numerous other books.

Product Details

• Title: Judas and the Gospel of Jesus: Have we Missed the Truth about Christianity?
• Author: N. T. Wright
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 2006
• Logos Release Date: 2009
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Biography--Sources; Jesus Christ › Biography--Apocryphal and legendary literature; Gospel of Judas › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBN: 9780801012945
• Resource ID: LLS:JUDASGSPJESUS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T07:24:02Z

About N. T. Wright

Nicholas Thomas “Tom” Wright (1948–) has been named by Christianity Today as one of our time’s top theologians. He is currently professor of New Testament and early Christianity at St. Andrews University. Wright holds a bachelor’s degree in theology, a master’s in Anglican ministry, and a DPhil, all from University of Oxford.

A fellow and chaplain at Cambridge from 1978 to 1981, he then served as assistant professor of New Testament language and literature at McGill University in Montreal. Before becoming a chaplain, tutor, lecturer, and fellow at Oxford in 1986, Wright served as dean of Lichfield Cathedral, canon theologian of Westminster Abbey, and bishop of Durham.

His academic work has usually been published under the name “N. T. Wright,” but works such as What St. Paul Really Said and Simply Christian, aimed at a more popular readership, were published under the less formal name of “Tom Wright.”