We are headed into Easter week, arguably the holiest week in the Christian calendar. The time where Jesus was betrayed by Judas, given up to the Pharisees who convicted him and turned him over to the Romans to be crucified, and yet miraculously came back to life, resurrected from the cross.
This forms the basis for the Christian religion. And a key part of this basis is Jesus' betrayal at the hands of Judas, who has been forever scorned as a result.
But the National Geographic announced today the translation of a Gnostic text from 300 AD that completely turns this belief on its head. And I want to see the reaction!
more on the flip side
http://www.cnn.com/...
According to the text, the Gospel of Judas, Jesus asked Judas to betray him, promising him pre-emininence as a result. That's right, Jesus deliberately set in motion the events that engineered his own crucifixion. Puts rather a different spin on things, does it not? Kind of like finding out that George W. Bush approved leaking Plame's identity to the NYT.
I'm not sure that the rabid right wing could absorb one of these likely scenarios, let alone both.
Happy Easter, y'all!