Yet Another Lost Gospel

Last week, Reuters carried a story about the vast number of TV programs spawned by interest in The Da Vinci Code. Almost hidden at the end of the article was this news:

National Geographic is using MIPTV to roll out its "The Lost Gospel of Judas," a two-hour documentary on a newly discovered account of the life of Jesus allegedly written by the man who betrayed him. National Geographic was scheduled to reveal some of the secrets contained in the "lost gospel" at a press conference in Washington on Thursday.

"We've been working on this for years, long before 'The Da Vinci Code.' It's just luck that its finished now, just before the film gets released," said Michael Rosenfeld, executive vp of programing and production at National Geographic Television & Film.

UPDATE: AP reporter Randolph Schmid has written an excellent article on the Gospel of Judas. Click on the second link below.

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Reuters, 05.04.06 and boston.com, 05.06.06