Thursday, November 15, 2007

Recovery Of The Theological Bible

"You will exceed all of them. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me."
These were Jesus’s words to his brother- like disciple Judas Iscariot. Although Christianity believes strongly that Judas turned out to be a traitor, a recent discovery of Judas’s Gospel has jolted Christian faith.
A farmer, working near the caves of El Minya, Egypt retrieved this theological Bible- The Gospel of Judas.
A Gospel is a doctrine regarded as of prime importance. These ancient Christian texts have helped preserve the teachings of Jesus.
What first seemed to be writings of the native Christians were later deciphered and the following story now questions Christian faith, leaving modern theologians bewildered.
Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus’s twelve Apostles. These twelve special people, including his wife Mary Magellan were Jesus’s prime disciples. According to older Christian texts, these Apostles were chosen for a mission- to heal the sick, drive out demons and to raise the dead.
Gradually, Jesus’s relationship grew manyfold with his Apostles. Time passed quickly and soon Jesus felt weary of the world.He wanted to unite with his father in heaven and knew that only sacrifice of the body would help him attain unity.
Thus, Jesus approached Judas.The reason as to why Jesus approached Judas among all his Apostles was the bond of trust both shared.
The fact- the Gospel suggests that Jesus wanted Judas to hand him over to the Romans is what Catholic priests have always seen as Judas’s betrayal.
It is believed, that on the ‘Last Supper’, Judas gently kissed his master on the cheek, which was an indication for the Romans to captivate God’s son. This was followed by the Jesus Christ’s crucifixion.
After the event, the Gnostics who followed Gnosticism or belief in mystical knowledge of the supreme divine,thought Judas’s act to be heretical or what was against the traditional doctorine.
Judas, whose ideas had been considered a heresy by the Gnostics comitted suicide after he realised what he had unintentionally done.
Thus, his followers- the Heretics wrote his Gospel describing the true event that had taken place and why Judas was Jesus’s most loved disciple.
The Gospel of Judas is therefore one of the most cherished discoveries and along with the release of ‘The Da Vinci Code’, Christianity is facing it’s true test.

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