The Gospel According To Judas

Why did Judas betray Jesus?The Pope recently referred to the continuing mystery of Judas. This intriguing book " the result of an intense collaboration between one of the worlds most popular storytellers and one of the worlds leading biblical scholars " throws a new light on the events leading up to the great betrayal. This fifth gospel, presented in gospel style with two-colour text, ribbon marker and gilded edges, and ostensibly written by the son of Judas, is a highly readable and gripping account of the stories of Jesus and Judas, which will open a whole new debate among secular and religious readers.
The unlikely partnership of Jeffrey Archer and Francis J.Moloney was formed after Archer had sought advice from Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini on who should guide him through this demanding project. Among his many past students of the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Cardinal Martini singled out Professor Moloney, a graduate of that institute in 1972, who had completed his doctoral studies at Oxford University in 1975.The project was as bold as it was simple: Archer would write a story for twenty-first-century readers, while Moloney would ensure that the result would be credible to a first-century Christian or Jew. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who will read the audio version, describes this extraordinary work as riveting and plausible.Story-telling and scholarship have come together to create what will be one of the years most intriguing and controversial books.