Published Apr 13, 2006
The discovery of a leather-bound book made of 66 papyrus sheets may shed new light on one of the Bible's most infamous characters - Judas Iscariot.Judas, a man viewed as a traitor by most Christians, plays a new role in the events leading up to the death of Jesus Christ in a newly-discovered writing known as the gospel of Judas.
In the text Jesus tells Judas, "you will be cursed by the other generations - and you will come to rule over them. In the last days they will curse your ascent to the holy [generation]."