Where Do They Come Up With This Stuff?

In case you don't know what to read during this Easter or Passover season, you may be interested to know that the National Geographic Society is making availableThe Gospel of Judas.

The document portrays Jesus as giving Judas a special revelation: that he would help liberate the son of God by helping Jesus get rid of his physical body.

If you work at a liberal university and hate Christianity, what can you do with your work life? Translate stuff found in the sand.

The "Gospel of Judas," one of several ancient documents found in the Egyptian desert in 1970, was preserved and translated by a team of scholars, who date it to around the year 300.

You mean Judas was really a good guy? That's news to me. It sounds a lot like heresy. Oh, wait, it is.

The "Gospel of Judas" was first mentioned around A.D. 180 by a bishop of the early church who condemned it as heresy. It's one of a number of ancient documents that were deemed unworthy of inclusion in the New Testament.

Heresy Bible