| Attention, conspiracy theorists: We are
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| | radical notion that Jesus was
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| happy to announce the next New York Times
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| | divine.Reality check: The Council of
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| best seller, "The Gospel of Judas." Soon
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| | Nicaea dealt with the issue of Arianism,
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| to be a major motion picture starring Tom
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| | which denied that Jesus and the Father
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| Hanks -- wait, scratch that last part;
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| | were equal. Of the 250-300 bishops
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| that was "The DaVinci Code."A recently
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| | present, only a few opposed the Nicene
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| translated codex that scholars purport to
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| | Creed as it was formulated. Their
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| be the long-lost "Gospel of Judas" is
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| | opposition was to the use of wording that
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| supposedly shaking up traditional views
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| | was not in the Bible, though not to the
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| of Christianity by depicting Judas as
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| | ideas expressed in the creed. The
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| Jesus' best friend and a bearer of
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| | supposed "new idea" of Jesus as divine
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| "secret knowledge" who was only following
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| | had already been accepted doctrine since
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| Jesus' orders when he sold out to the
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| | the first century. By the way, the other
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| Pharisees."Judas the hero" is the
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| | burning issue at this gathering of
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| headline of the day on TV, radio, Web
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| | supposed radicals? When to celebrate
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| sites and newspapers.From all the media
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| | Easter.No editing. No burning of
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| hoopla, you'd think clergy across the
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| | heretics. No suppression of ideas. The
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| land were shrugging their shoulders in
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| | bishops merely expressed very succinctly
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| futility and shutting the church doors,
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| | what had always been Christian canon.The
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| never to sermonize again.It's the same
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| | simple fact is that Gnostic groups were
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| sort of glee with which the media
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| | never as widely popular as revisionists
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| trumpeted the success of "The DaVinci
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| | would have us believe. They weren't even
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| Code" and with which they tout any
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| | a cohesive movement, but just a variety
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| discoveries that "challenge" traditional
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| | of cultic groups who held several general
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| Christianity.The appropriate response
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| | views in common, among them that creation
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| from Christians should be a collective
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| | itself is flawed and evil; the body is a
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| yawn.The relationship of "The Gospel of
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| | hindrance, a mere vessel for the
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| Judas" to the facts of Jesus' life is
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| | more-important spirit; women especially
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| akin to the relationship of the pop song
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| | are corrupt; and one can only be saved by
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| "Rock Me, Amadeus" to classical music.The
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| | "secret" knowledge which -- big surprise
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| earliest mention of a "Gospel of Judas"
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| | -- the cult was the keeper of.Such groups
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| comes from St. Irenaeus, circa 180 A.D.,
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| | existed before Jesus' time, and when
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| in "Adversus Haeresis" (Against Heresy).
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| | Christianity began to grow, cult leaders
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| Irenaeus refers to a Gnostic sect calling
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| | must have realized a bonanza when they
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| itself Cainites. In their gospel,
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| | saw it. Previously, the cults'
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| according to Irenaeus, Judas was
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| | "mysteries" were linked to various
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| portrayed as a man who knew secret lore
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| | mythological characters and pantheons.
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| about Cain and other "truths" that led
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| | The opportunity to link them to a
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| him to betray Jesus.The recently
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| | historical figure whose actions had taken
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| translated manuscript is the only known
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| | on legendary proportions must have been
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| copy of "The Gospel of Judas." It
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| | seen as highly lucrative.These Gnostic
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| surfaced sometime in the 1990s and has
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| | cults were elitist, and their members
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| been carbon dated back to the third or
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| | took a dim view of the rapidly spreading
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| fourth centuries. The translation of the
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| | Christianity. The pagan philosopher
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| manuscript portrays Judas as following
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| | Celsus complained that Christians did not
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| Jesus' orders when he went to the temple
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| | demand virtue and wisdom as prerequisites
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| and sold out the Messiah.Part of the
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| | for salvation, whereas the mystery cults
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| translation says of Judas in relation to
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| | preserved their knowledge for the elect.
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| the other disciples: "But you will exceed
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| | Naturally, the more money a potential
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| all of them. For you will sacrifice the
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| | initiate spread around, the greater his
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| man that clothes me."So, far from
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| | "virtue.""The Gospel of Judas" is no
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| betrayer, Judas is the enabler, even a
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| | different. Written very late to be
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| hero. Holy plot twist!Actually, it's just
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| | considered in any way authoritative, it
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| typical Gnostic fluff, but this story has
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| | also faces the unique difficulty that its
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| legs for the same reason "The DaVinci
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| | supposed source, Judas, killed himself. I
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| Code" became a best seller. Both are
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| | suppose that Judas conceivably could have
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| suited perfectly to take advantage of the
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| | thrown the 30 silver coins back in
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| public's ignorance of history.There are
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| | Caiaphas' face, stopped off for coffee,
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| plenty of Gnostic so-called "gospels"
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| | and written down or related the "real"
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| floating around, most of them claiming to
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| | events of the previous week before going
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| relate the "real story" about some aspect
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| | off to hang himself, but I find myself
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| of Jesus' life that was overlooked by the
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| | strangely skeptical on this point.But
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| accepted Gospels and apostolic writings.
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| | loose facts and logic never stopped a
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| This was the inspiration for "The DaVinci
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| | good story. Maybe Tom Hanks will be
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| Code" and the book "Holy Blood, Holy
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| | available for this movie, too: "Life is
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| Grail" years before it. According to
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| | like a box of bad chocolates. You never
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| Bible revisionists, these widely accepted
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| | know when one will turn on you."Tad Cronn
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| gospels were excised from the Bible by
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| | is an author and editor from West Hills,
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| closed-minded men at the Council of
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| | Calif.
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| Nicaea who forced people to accept the
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