Comments on: Gospels of Judas http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/ Mike Aquilina's Blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: On Pagels and King on Fresh Air « Immoderate http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/comment-page-1/#comment-55931 On Pagels and King on Fresh Air « Immoderate Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:43:21 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/#comment-55931 [...] Please note that Irenaeus did not try to hide these Gospels for fear of a rival interpretation, but instead countered their teachings by showing its error. Christians have known about the Gospel of Judas for millenia. As Mike Aquilina says, “The Gnostics were trying to distance themselves from historic Christianity, and they did it by mocking the one unmistakable sign of the Great Church: the Eucharist. We should wish them, once again, all the success they enjoyed the first time around.” [...] [...] Please note that Irenaeus did not try to hide these Gospels for fear of a rival interpretation, but instead countered their teachings by showing its error. Christians have known about the Gospel of Judas for millenia. As Mike Aquilina says, “The Gnostics were trying to distance themselves from historic Christianity, and they did it by mocking the one unmistakable sign of the Great Church: the Eucharist. We should wish them, once again, all the success they enjoyed the first time around.” [...]

]]> By: Mike Aquilina http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Mike Aquilina Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:29:40 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/#comment-33 Thanks, Dennis. The great thing about the Abitina martyrs is that we have pretty much the court transcript of their interrogation. They were willing to die rather than miss a Sunday Mass. Thanks, Dennis. The great thing about the Abitina martyrs is that we have pretty much the court transcript of their interrogation. They were willing to die rather than miss a Sunday Mass.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Dennis Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:21:50 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/#comment-32 I googled the Abitina martyrs. Thanks for the inspiration. Our Sunday Visitor has a nice <a href="http://www.osv.com/periodicals/show-article.asp?pid=288" rel="nofollow"> page </a> that expands on your theme. I googled the Abitina martyrs. Thanks for the inspiration. Our Sunday Visitor has a nice
page that expands on your theme.

]]> By: Michael Barber http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Michael Barber Sat, 08 Apr 2006 06:26:44 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/#comment-31 Of course, the "discovery" of this book simply underlines a simple fact: it was lost. In the modern vernacular, "it went out of print." Why? Apparently, no one thought it was worth copying. (Where were those secret relatives of Jesus, who Dan Brown tells us kept the traditins alive secretly? Looks like they really dropped the ball on this one!) I suspect it will go out of print again. Of course, the “discovery” of this book simply underlines a simple fact: it was lost. In the modern vernacular, “it went out of print.” Why? Apparently, no one thought it was worth copying.

(Where were those secret relatives of Jesus, who Dan Brown tells us kept the traditins alive secretly? Looks like they really dropped the ball on this one!)

I suspect it will go out of print again.

]]> By: dimbulb http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/comment-page-1/#comment-28 dimbulb Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:20:56 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/04/07/gospels-of-judas/#comment-28 A well known Evangelical Biblical scholar, Bruce Chilton, notes that there is little evidence to support a connection between this "Gospel of Judas" and the one in Irenaeus. He points out other problems and discrepancies in an article he wrote which appeare in the NY Sun. You can access it at what appears to be a good Catholic blog "Built on the Rock" at billcork.blogspot.com or at nysun.com under the "arts and leisure" section A well known Evangelical Biblical scholar, Bruce Chilton, notes that there is little evidence to support a connection between this “Gospel of Judas” and the one in Irenaeus. He points out other problems and discrepancies in an article he wrote which appeare in the NY Sun. You can access it at what appears to be a good Catholic blog “Built on the Rock” at billcork.blogspot.com or at nysun.com under the “arts and leisure” section

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