Judas and the Gospel of Jesus

A friend of mine gave me a copy of N.T. Wright's Judas and the Gospel of Jesus. Wright is a an extraordinary historian and writer. He is also Bishop of Durham for the Church of England. I enjoy his writings, because he gets to the point or points I should say. Unlike a lot of scholars, he doesn't drag you through the mud and mire of how he gets to his conclusions, but rather gives you enough information to make his point valid. He by far is one of the sharpest theologians of our day.

Regarding this particular book, Wright discusses the value or lack there of, Christians can take from the discovery of an old manuscript entitled The Gospel of Judas. It was brought to the modern world's attention a few years ago and authors like Bart D. Ehrman led the way in portraying it as a significant work that discredits Christianity. Essentially, Wright provides a counter argument and goes on to say that the work attempts to not only to insult Christianity but Judaism as well. This new gospel is one written by Gnostics in an attempt to make Judas the hero, rather than the villain.

Have you read it? What did you think? If you'll read this book (less than 150 pages) you'll learn some interesting facts and appreciate more the work of historians.