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Judas is big business

I encouraged the church to watch "The Gospel of Judas" last night on National Geographic Channel. This was the semi-documentary about a historical document which presents Christ and Judas in a different perspective. Let me begin by saying that National Geographic presented the information in their typical format. They took the "dull" facts of their research and presented it in a glossy, picturesque style. I love National Geographic and have read it for years and watch their presentations occasionally. But as far as serious research, I leave it behind for deeper sources. That is my personal bias. Now regarding the material. I watched the program to see where the document originated. NG presented the best sounding story of how the document came into the modern spotlight. If you watched you heard about the "treasure hunting" farmer who discovered a cave with bones. In this makeshift crypt was a box. That box held an ancient appearing, leather-bound book. The ...