- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: National Geographic Society; Critical Ed edition (30 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1426201915
- ISBN-13: 978-1426201912
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 3.1 x 23.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,220,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The Gospel of Judas" was hidden for 1600 years in an Egyptian cave, only to be found, traded, and all but destroyed before it's restoration began in 2001. "Codex Tchacos" contains four texts that have shed new light on the ancient world and the beginnings of Christianity. Featuring beautifully rendered, full-colour photographs of the original papryus pages alongside the Coptic text and its English translation, "The Letter of Peter to Philip" provides a mystical, Gnostic picture of Jesus; the text entitled James presents Jesus discussing the meaning of life and death with his brother James; the "Gospel of Judas" casts a new light on Judas' betrayal; and the previously unknown book of "Allogenes", though fragmentary, potrays Jesus as a stranger who brings light into a world of darkness. Ideal for the scholar and layperson alike, these texts are published here by an international team of scholars and supplemented by introductions and other revealing essays.
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Introductions, Translations and Commentary by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, Gregor Wurst and Francois Gaudard.
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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Much remains to be said on this "gospel"
22 Feb 2008
Format:Hardcover
We have just gone through this gospel in a graduate Coptic class, in which we have also consulted some of the scholarly literature that has been generated since National Geographic published its rather rushed initial translation in 2006. To say the least, the translation and interpretation of this work are very far from settled. The trend in the scholarly world is to look with considerable skepticism on the notion popularized by National Geographic, namely, that Judas is portrayed as good.
In order to arrive at an informed judgment about this work, one must understand both the Coptic language and a lot about Sethian Gnosticism. One must study the usage of many words, both Coptic and Greek, in other related Coptic texts. (Coptic liberally borrows Greek words, and often uses them in ways somewhat tangential to their usual Classical and even Koine uses.)
This so-called critical edition includes translations in both English and French. There are quite a few differences between the two, some of them quite significant. Rodolphe Kasser, the author of the French translation, has a number of translations that are closer to interpretations suggested by scholars in the two years since the initial publication of the English translation. He also includes many informative notes that are lacking in English. The English translation is but little changed from the original, and it thus retains some decidedly infelicitious renderings. However, any reader who wishes to be more fully informed must consult the scholarly literature. General readers, as well as scholars, can benefit from books such as April DeConick's The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says. It offers a very different perspective on the interpretation of the text, and also makes some important points about mistranslations in the original published version.
In spite of the cautions I am voicing here, if you are seriously interested in the Gospel of Judas, this "critical edition" is essential. It has photographs of the manuscript pages as will as transcriptions and translations. It is not the last word on the subject, but it is an indispensable part of the ongoing debate.
In order to arrive at an informed judgment about this work, one must understand both the Coptic language and a lot about Sethian Gnosticism. One must study the usage of many words, both Coptic and Greek, in other related Coptic texts. (Coptic liberally borrows Greek words, and often uses them in ways somewhat tangential to their usual Classical and even Koine uses.)
This so-called critical edition includes translations in both English and French. There are quite a few differences between the two, some of them quite significant. Rodolphe Kasser, the author of the French translation, has a number of translations that are closer to interpretations suggested by scholars in the two years since the initial publication of the English translation. He also includes many informative notes that are lacking in English. The English translation is but little changed from the original, and it thus retains some decidedly infelicitious renderings. However, any reader who wishes to be more fully informed must consult the scholarly literature. General readers, as well as scholars, can benefit from books such as April DeConick's The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says. It offers a very different perspective on the interpretation of the text, and also makes some important points about mistranslations in the original published version.
In spite of the cautions I am voicing here, if you are seriously interested in the Gospel of Judas, this "critical edition" is essential. It has photographs of the manuscript pages as will as transcriptions and translations. It is not the last word on the subject, but it is an indispensable part of the ongoing debate.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Dry read but very authentic
21 Sep 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
As would be expected with a literal translation it is dry reading and I think padded by having entire sections only in French, which unfortunately I don't understand, and I really don't understand if it's being sold in America why Nat Geo would make it that way, but no matter, the part that counts, the literal translation is interesting so thumbs up to that.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent
12 May 2009
Format:Hardcover
The Gospel of Judas confirmed my beliefs. The author explains everything in detail. I could not put the book down until I finished. It was inspiring and I enjoyed it tremendously.
Dorothy
Dorothy
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