Judas, Jesus and Mary and the stories that center around them?
87157
jesus never died on the cross. he actually lived. he escaped to kashmir in india and spent his remaining life there . his tomb lies there to this day.
1139634
"The Gospel of Judas, however, gives a very different account. \n\nThe text begins by announcing that it is the "secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke in conversation with Judas Iscariot during a week, three days before he celebrated Passover." \n\nIt goes on to describe Judas as Jesus' closest friend, someone who understands Christ's true message and is singled out for special status among Jesus' disciples. \n\nIn the key passage Jesus tells Judas, "'you will exceed all of them. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me.'" \n\nKasser, the translation-project leader, offers an interpretation: "Jesus says it is necessary for someone to free him finally from his human body, and he prefers that this liberation be done by a friend rather than by an enemy. \n\n"So he asks Judas, who is his friend, to sell him out, to betray him. It's treason to the general public, but between Jesus and Judas it's not treachery." \n\n-------\nhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/04/0406_060406_judas_2.html\n\nread it , its very interesting. Judas did love Jesus, but most accounts see him as opposite. He was not a traitor as we see in plain eyes, but the carrier of what Jesus knew had to happen in order to die for us. The kiss yes its a symbol, saying goodby and leading the executors to fullfill prophecy. Christ redemption of our sins.
1112477
I have never heard anything like that.  I don't think the chicken/egg/rabbit story has anything to do with Jesus.
684880
Well there is certainly a part in the bible that says, James the brother of Jesus. Galations for one I am sure.\n\nI think someone up there has an obsession with Mary. Catholic perhaps? Gee, chill out!\n\nDo you think James really believed He was It? They had a great movement going on. They started some great churhes after He died. But did they really believe in the big picture? If they did, they would have understood Paul and they wouldn't have been going around teaching the old laws and rituals and starting churches!!
420062
I know it's probably not the sort of thing you're looking for, but when I was 6, my father read the Old Testament book of Job to me, and I found it truly fascinating. I couldn't wait until school was out, and he'd read me the next installment. I had him tell me the story of Job over and over again.\n\nThe Old Testament story of Joseph and his coat of many colors (or Jonah and the whale) might be a hit. There are tons of great Old Testament stories. The walls of Jericho coming down is a good story, too. And don't forget Noah's Ark.\n\nFor the New Testament perspective, the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand might work. If the kids are sharp, they might like hearing about Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus. Any of the healing stories with Jesus could get their attention (the raising of Jairus' daughter, etc).
984437
There IS supporting evidence that proves that is was indeed written at the time it should have been. Christians refuse to believe in anything to do with it, simply because it would shred a major part of the Christ myth. It's amazing - even with the knowlegde they have of how the bible was constructed, and even knowing that many books were taken out of the bible as being heresy, they refuse to admit it might possibly be true. Why is it so hard to believe?  It was Judas' destiny to do it! And Jesus must have known that, too! If Judas was, as the text says, Jesus' favorite, and the one chosen, why is that bad? Jesus knew he had to die, he even knew where and how. All Judas did was help the prophecy be fulfilled. And to say his family wrote it to clear Judas' name is just stupid. Be open minded, people! You say you're enlightened by the Word - then you should be able to look at this with open minds.
401006
Yes. It says that Judas was the best of all the apostles, and did what Jesus asked. To quote fairly close to it, Jesus said, "You will be greater than all the others Judas. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me."
365679
I watched the special on National Geographic. Have they made the text available to read anywhere?\n\nBased on the information that was given on the National Geographic premiere...I firmly believe that Jesus chose Judas to sacrifice him. Someone had to do it and he wanted Judas to be the one. The thing that gets me is that when Jesus tells Judas that he will be known as deceitful person for many, many years but in the END, the truth will be known. Wow, that means we know now....does that mean that we are really close to the end?\n\nI would love to look at it more in depth when they release it; if you know anywhere it has been published, please let me know.
1044596
I couldn't list them all for you if I wanted to. There are more that were rejected than there were that were approved. Everyone that has suggested looking up Apochrypal texts is on the right track. The life of Adam and Eve was a good one from the old testament. The Book of Enoch, The gospels of Mary, and Judas, Peters Revalations. Those are just a few of the interesting ones.
632754
It shows that ALL gospels, including the ones found in the Christian's New Testament, were written as a result of their own theology, rather than historical events that they witnessed. Each author had an agenda, and so he wrote stories about Jesus that 'proved' his agenda. The author of the Gospel of Judas believed that Jesus gave permission to Judas to betray him, thus absolving Judas of any wrong, so he wrote a story to 'prove' it. The others gospels did the same thing.
542435
These are all part of the same myth.\nNot much is known about the life of Jesus as he was unimportant in his own lifetime. Subsequent generations have filled in the gaps with their own speculation.\nAs you can see from some of the answers.
543177
In the book of Matthew, mark and luke.
195229
For an interesting book on what got included in the Bible and what got changed read Misquoting Jesus : The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart Ehrman. As for the many Vatican treasures you might want to take a look at the book In the Footsteps of Popes: A Spirited Guide to the Treasures of the Vatican by Enrico Bruschini. Happy reading.
564021
According to the newly discovered gosple of Judas, that's exactly what happened.  According to that book, Judas did not betray Jesus as all, but merely did what Jesus told him to do.\n\nOf course, it's important to keep in mind that Judas and Jesus are both fictional characters.
1019817
Which story?\n\n* The story of Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu?  They're fictional characters, the invention of the author.\n\n* The story that Jesus and Mary of Magdala were married and had children?  It seems unlikely -- although the Bible doesn't specifically say that Jesus was *not* married, (1) it would be a strange thing to omit considering that even Simon Peter's mother-in-law gets a mention, (2) none of the early church historians say anything about it in their writings, and (3) the Gnostic books that imply the possibility of romantic relationships between Jesus and MM were all written, at the earliest, 120 years after the fact.\n\n* The story of the Priory of Sion?  I think it's been fairly well established that, at the very least, Dan Brown (as well as the authors of /Holy Blood, Holy Grail/, one of his major sources ) was duped by the hoax -- see Wikipedia's entry on Pierre Plantard for more details.  Based on Brown's own statements and writings, however, I get the impression he's trying to talk out of both sides of his mouth on this one, so I'm having a hard time imagining him as an innocent victim of Plantard's ruse.
383999
The gospel of Judas exists, in fact it was written about 180 A.D. However it was written by a group of heretics called Gnostics who believed that Jesus was only a man and not God. \n\nThe Christians of both that time and this do not believe the gospel of Judas is true or that it is inspired by God (Scripture) like the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.\n\nIt definitely will not have any effect on my faith.
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While millions were celebrating the memory of the passion and death of the savior the National Geographic Society unveiled the first modern translation of the third-century Coptic translation of the Gospel of Judas on April 6 in Washington. \nThe Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John focus on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, and include events supposedly related to the life of Jesus. \nHowever, the Gospel of Judas and the others, the text of which was always been known, in whole or in part, really are texts attempting to bolster the importance of the personalities they are named after, not of Jesus. It is therefore really amazing that it is being given such a level of credence.\nWe are in the age of the media and the media are more interested in novelty and money but least in truth. Consider the media reports regarding the Pope’s Homily on Maundy Thursday. The headlines screamed “POPE BANISHES GOSPEL OF JUDAS, PORTRAYS HIM AS DOUBLE-CROSSER.”\nDid they expect him to adopt the Gospel of Judas forthwith and banish the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in a jiffy!!!\nDoes it really matter the circumstances that surround the death of Jesus? Does it change who He was or what He did for us? \nThere are some people around the world who seem to be constantly seeking to discredit the Church in some form or the other. The challenges before the Church today are no different from those faced by the early Christians after Jesus died.\nFalse/sensationalistic reports spread like wildfire, fuelled by unprincipled journalism.\nHowever, responding to such malicious slander is not productive. But it doesn’t mean that one should never respond. The important thing is how one responds. If your response is of anger and in self-defense then you are only walking into the trap but your response should be gentle, firm, respectful, and in defense of the truth.