The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot

Author(s): H. Krosney

General History

One of the greatest discoveries in Judeo-Christian archaeology, the Gospel of Judas did not head straight to a museum, or even to the library of a rich collector. The gospel's removal from its burial place was just the beginning of a bizarre cloak-and-dagger journey.
The ancient manuscript, treated like a piece of merchandise, would be shopped around on three continents over the next twenty-five years, its contents glimpsed only a few times between long periods of inactivity in far from ideal storage conditions. In this compelling and exhaustively researched account, Herbert Krosney chronicles the quest for the Gospel of Judas, its discovery, and eventual modern publication.


Product Information

" The story of the gospel's rediscovery and salvation ["The Lost Gospel" by Herbert Krosney] reads like a Hollywood mystery." - "The Boston Globe"
Jesus said to Judas: " You will exceed all of them. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me." - "The Gospel of Judas"
" Riveting....With the tenacity of a top-flight investigative reporter, Krosney pursued every facet of the discovery and reclamation of the text. With an uncanny knack for piecing together isolated data, he has provided us with scores of details that, were it not for his efforts, would have been lost forever." - Bart D. Ehrman
" A dramatic story of the discovery of one of the most provocative gospels from the early Church." - Marvin Meyer, editor of "The Gospel of Judas"

General Fields

  • : 9781426200410
  • : National Geographic Society
  • : National Geographic Society
  • : April 2006
  • : 229mm X 152mm X 30mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : H. Krosney
  • : Hardback
  • : 350