Ok, so I was walking through Barnes & Noble the other day with my friends Tara and Amanda because they were looking for a Bible. So as we worked our way back up to the registers we found a discount book case. So I decided to look through some of the books and came across a book written by the British Bishop N. T. Wright called Judas and the Gospel of Jesus – Have We Missed the Truth about Christianity?.
I had heard of N. T. Wright before, so I figured it would be an interesting read. So I bought it. I am almost halfway through the book and so far I have to say for being quite a short book (a mere 156 pages) it is still pretty good. It was published in 2006 so its been around for a few years, but it’s still a very refreshing read. Anyone who is a Christian interested in learning about Gnostic idealogy, or if you are someone who thinks Gnosticism may be something to look into, I would recommend this book.
It explains how Gnosticism has distorted true Christianity and shows the differences between the Gnostic gospels (Judas, Thomas, etc… ) and the Canonical gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John).
Definitely worth the read.
The Gospel of Thomas is not a Gnostic text.
Well no offense, Francis, but according to N. T. Wright and other theological historians it is.