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Dan Brown's Thirty Pieces of Silver

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Gnostics 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. Ritenbaugh

The 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. Grabbe

Gnosticism 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. Grabbe

When Satan confronted Adam and Eve, he fed them three heresies that Gnosticism incorporated into its parasitic philosophy and way of life.