The following links provide information on the lost Gospel of Judas, which has featured prominently in the news recently. Members of SBL involved in the coverage include Marvin Meyer (Chapman University), Elaine Pagels (Princeton University), and Craig Evans (Acadia Divinity College).

National Geographic's official website:
http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/channel/gospelofjudas/


A PDF of the Coptic text at:
http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/lostgospel/about_coptic_text.html


National Public Radio coverage:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5327692


ABC News PrimeTime Coverage with video:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=1810169


Voice of America:
http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2006-04-10-voa45.cfm


Opinions:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1680974


Mark Goodacre has a good summary of what the blogs are saying:
http://ntgateway.com/weblog/2006/04/gospel-of-judas-megapost.html



Books on the Gospel of Judas by SBL members:

James M. Robinson, The Secrets of Judas: The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Lost Gospel
http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061170645/The_Secrets_of_Judas/index.aspx

Bart D. Ehrman, The Gospel of Judas (National Geographic, 2006)
http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/



The Gospel will be the focus of the Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism Section at the 2006 meeting of the SBL in Washington, DC:

Theme: A New Discovery: The Gospel of Judas A panel of top scholars discuss their work on a newly-discovered and translated ancient gospel identified in its colophon as the Gospel of Judas.

Nicola Denzey, Dartmouth College, Presiding
Panelists:
Elaine Pagels, Princeton University
Marvin Meyer, Chapman University
Craig Evans, Acadia Divinity College
John Turner, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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