Book of Judas

I came across the compilation of the much hyped Book of Judas during the release of Da Vinci Code and a string of discoveries at that period of time. Discovery channel even featured the story of the discovery in great length and with much conspiracy in the air (yes I actually watched it). And now to see the book compiled and produced and sitting very suggestively on the shelf, was too much. And by one of my favored authors Jeffery Archer!


Book of Judas is a pseudepigraph that was said to be revealing the truth that the Gospels left out. It downplays the deity of Christ and creates a hero out of Judas. I couldn't help but to flip a few pages and scan the contents and claims of that document - assuming of course that the author preserved the authentic writings that were found in the original documents. It was written by the son of Judas Iscariot, Benjamin Isaachar, who claims his dad (who apparently did not hang himself) is the real hero that understood the real mission of Jesus Christ.

I couldn't help but scoff at the claims. Why? Simply because of these facts. The deity of Jesus was never a debate. The rest of the disciples acknowledge Jesus as the risen Lord and God without doubt. The council of Nicea never decided to make Jesus a God, it was widely accepted. One person raised it as a doubt (out of hundreds of people) and was instantly shot down - so yes it was recorded. For thousands of years people have been trying to disprove that Jesus is the Son of God but nothing could stop the movement which is the Church - because God's very hand is in history and because you can't stop the truth. From the early days of the apostles, believers were willing to give up everything for what they believe (their lifestyle, their money, their very life) - no one would do that for a lie, and the lie would not have lasted 2 centuries. And during those days hundreds of other letters and writings were circulating and so many of them have also been left out in the canonization of the Bible. Why not question that? Isn't it only normal for many people to write their thoughts, their opinions, their stories - true or not - along with everything that was written in those days? Why then has so much light been thrown at this one book? Because it was Judas? Because today... people like to make the bad guys not look so bad.

Let us cling on to the faith and recognize that the truth will prevail. Let us not be shaken and know that God is and will never be threatened. Let us as believers stand for the truth and be His ambassadors to speak the truth that saves - that Jesus Christ is God and He died for you and me only to conquer death and live in the hearts of men like you and me!