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“Beginning with the Nag Hammadi library, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Gospel of Judas, we have a trinity of essential holy scriptures that radically enrich and alter our knowledge of Judaism, Christianity, and Gnosticism. Now with his definitive version of Judas and its latest fragments, Marvin Meyer bequeaths the world a benevolent Judas. Meyer provides a crisp literary translation and introduction to the fully annotated Judas text—as well as a surprise: ‘A Night with Judas Iscariot.’ In his profoundly funny and thoughtful mystery play, Judas stars as the redemptive figure. Hurrah for this revolutionary book with its poetic enlightenment!”

—Willis Barnstone, author of The Restored New Testament and The Other Bible

“No other recent discovery from Christian antiquity has stirred so much debate as the Gospel of Judas. Does it really rehabilitate Judas, or does it place him in the same role of a villain as the gospels in the New Testament? Does this gospel contain ‘good news,’ and if so, to whom, or does it only proclaim bad news to Judas and to all of humankind? So much has been written about this text since its publication in 2006 that one might wonder if something substantially new can be added to the discussion any longer. Marvin Meyer’s important new book shows that the answer is ‘yes.’ Not only does he offer here an erudite account of how the new fragments change the way this perplexing gospel should be interpreted, but he also forcefully responds to alternative readings of the Gospel of Judas, hereby bringing his long-standing expertise on gnostic texts and theologies into fruition. Meyer’s translation of Judas is a bliss to read: it is both accurate and accessible, in the same way as the best translations of the Bible are. The concluding, more imaginative piece on Judas effectively brings home the point that, just as the Gospel of Judas predicts, he really became the subject of ever increasing hatred and contempt among subsequent generations of Christians.”

—Ismo Dunderberg, University of Helsinki

“Almost seven years after the first appearance of the Gospel of Judas, this new presentation of the Judas text and the Judas event will delight both the lovers of fragments, who dwell on the details of language and doctrine, and the lovers of intrigue, who revel in plots uncovered and secrets unveiled. The clear prose of Marvin Meyer opens up again the world of Gnosticism to all of us with an excellent revised version and translation of this fascinating gospel.”

—Sofía Torallas Tovar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid