Judas and the Gospel of Jesus: Have We Missed the Truth not far from Christianity? by N.T. Wright
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a capricious little book. I just read it for the second time. Wright manages to unfold early Gnosticism, how the Gospel of Judas can’t perchance be an accurate portrayal of anything Jesus actually taught, debunk the debunkers of the historical Jesus, and mask how Gnosticism is still very much present in American Christianity. All in 150 pgs.!
What I ~ly enjoy about Wright is ability to simplify tons of material and tell the ancient world to our own. Additionally, while he criticizes other scholars pretty sharply, he always does it in a respectful fashion.
You may not agree with Wright’s entire theological project, but he has led the progression in a winsome, scholarly, and still critical engagement with “fundamental” scholars who attempt to undermine the canonical/historical Jesus.
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