[rating:5/5]

This book was, simply put, absolutely fascinating. It contains the recently re-discovered Gospel of Judas Iscariot and consists of the gospel; along with three well-written and accessible essays by the researchers who brought this document back to life.

To be honest, I’m amazed that there are those who criticize this book based upon their beliefs as to whether or not this book, or shall I say, the Gospel of Judas, has merit as historical fact. The authors; themselves, do not display such bias and approach the work from a clearly scholarly angle.

My only criticism is that the editors need to do a better job with proofing the text prior to printing as there are numerous errors (and rather sloppy ones, at that) throughout the book. Even so, the Gospel of Judas should appeal to anyone with a serious interest in early Christian writings.