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Article: Judas stars as 'anti-hero' in gospel; Find hailed as 'significant'.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2006
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Byline: Julia Duin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
"The Gospel of Judas," an ancient Egyptian manuscript vilified by the early church as heresy, was released yesterday by National Geographic as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the past century.
"We are confident this is a piece of genuine, Christian apocryphal literature," said Terry Garcia, National Geographic executive vice president. "This is the most significant discovery in the last 60 years," comparable to the Dead Sea Scrolls, he added.
Purporting to tell the story of one of history's most vilified men, the gospel is named after Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus to the ...