[CS-FSLUG] TD: Gospel of Judas

[Christopher Rose]

Doc,

You are absolutely right, just because a document is ancient doesn't mean it is true. I have heard way too many people try to claim that "Atlantis" just because a guy named Plato wrote about it. I have never seen anything in history to validate the such a claim. Likewise, I find it doubtful that this so-called gospel will ever be validated as anything more than an authentic hoax (and an ancient one at that). It does not harmonize with the other gospels and it tries to elevate one of the disciples as somehow being superiour to the others, contrary to what Jesus was constantly teaching them about serving one another. The way I see it, I don't think we need to add this to the canon. I just hope this discussion can end peacefully and soon.

Pax,
Christopher Rose


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: doc <edoc7 at verizon.net>
> To: "A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group." <Christiansource at ofb.biz>
> Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] TD: Gospel of Judas
> Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:19:26 -0500
> 
> 
> > .. a historic hoax. The document may be ancient,
> > but it is still an elaborate hoax.
> > Pax, Christopher Rose
> 
> Satan is an ancient deceiver so the presence of
> "old" materials says not a word about their
> authenticity.
> 
> Just as the obsession with "old" religious
> organizations and "old" English translations
> and "old" traditions often leads to bad theology
> so does the improper assumption that old documents
> contain truth.
> 
> Old is not equal to Truth.
> 
> Coherence with what we believe to be sound
> canonical texts is a far better test and you
> have identified what appear to the be several
> fatal flaws in any suggestion that the "gospel
> of Judas" is a legitimate peer to canonical texts.
> 
> --
> Respectfully ... dmc
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