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Dan Brown's Thirty Pieces of Silver
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeGnostics disagree that Judas betrayed Jesus. According to the recently promoted Gospel of Judas written centuries after the fact Judas and Jesus conspired together and Judas was actually a hero for the part he played in Christ's arrest. This overlooks Jesus' own statement that it would have been good for that man if he had never been born.
No Good News Here
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Gospel of Judas is far from Christian. It contains elements from Christianity but its main themes are entirely Gnostic and pagan. It is frankly profane.
Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part One: False Knowledge
Article by David C. GrabbeGnosticism is very much in vogue today in books and movies, and perhaps surprisingly, in the belief systems of many people who profess to be Christian.
Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part Three: Satan's Three Heresies
Article by David C. GrabbeWhen Satan confronted Adam and Eve, he fed them three heresies that Gnosticism incorporated into its parasitic philosophy and way of life.