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Did Jesus found a Dynasty— James Tabor’s new book
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Ben Witherington
There is much in the news today of relevance to the study of Jesus. For example, there is now an article in the NY Times about the money and dealings which led to the National Geographic even having the Gospel of Judas. It seems not only Judas, but also those who bought and sold his…
The Sad Truth about Judas
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Ben Witherington
According to John 12 it actually started before the Last Supper. Judas did not like the way things were going at the beginning of Passover week A.D. 30, and objected to the extravagance of Mary’s anointing Jesus feet with the ancient equivalent of a pint of Chanel No. 5. Judas protested the wasting of a…
The Gospel of Judas– the NPR Discussion
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Ben Witherington
For any of you listening to “On Point” this morning on NPR, which involved host Tom Asher, myself, Karen King of Harvard, and Marvin Meyer of Chapman U. one of the translators of the Gospel of Judas, several new things came to light. First of all Professor Meyer admitted that we have absolutely no Greek…
The Gospel of Judas— Part Two
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Ben Witherington
I was on the phone yesterday with my close friend Dr. A.J. Levine who teaches at Vanderbilt Div. School. She was called in late in the game to give a bit more balance to the group of scholars unveiling the Gospel of Judas. I asked her point blank: ” Well A.J. is this document of…
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