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Lost for nearly 1,700 years, newly restored and authenticated, the Gospel of Judas presents a very different view of the relationship between Jesus and Judas. Rather than paint Judas as a traitor, it portrays him as acting at Jesus' request.

Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her 40s, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets.

Astrid Holleeder's brother Willem Holleeder, best known for his involvement in the 1983 kidnapping of the CEO and chairman of Heineken brewing company, is one of the most notorious criminals in contemporary history. For decades, Wim ruled over his family mafia style, threatening death if any of them betrayed him. Now, she's turning the tables on him. Charged for his involvement in multiple assassinations, including that of his former partner and brother-in-law, Holleeder is finally on trial for murder, all due to the shocking testimony of his own family.

Robust, peaceful, and confident, the Commonwealth dispatched a ship to investigate the mystery of a disappearing star, only to inadvertently unleash a predatory alien species that turned on its liberators, striking hard, fast, and utterly without mercy.The Prime are the Commonwealth's worst nightmare. Coexistence is impossible with the technologically advanced aliens, who are genetically hardwired to exterminate all other forms of life.

Forged in the flames of controversy and rejected by the very church authorities it criticized, the Gospel of Judas was once believed to be irretrievably lost to history. Its rediscovery in Egypt in the 1970s and initial publication in 2006 ignited an intense debate about Christian origins and meaning. How could a Gospel about Jesus have been written in the name of his greatest nemesis? What does it really say about Judas, about Jesus, about the church – and what does it mean for us today? Inside the pages of this enigmatic Gospel we can explore unfamiliar terrain, the outer limits of ...

Everyone thinks Judas was the apostle who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, handed him over with a kiss, and later took his own life. Who was Judas truly? What was his motive to betray his Master? Why was he paid exactly 30 pieces of silver? What happened to the field that was bought with those coins? How did Judas really die? Was Judas a traitor on his own accord or an instrument of God necessary to trigger the process of the passion, death, and resurrection of the Lord?Through a meticulous biblical analysis and a hermeneutical reading of Judas in the four Gospels and the Acts of the...

Two celebrated scholars illustrate how the newly discovered Gospel of Judas provides a window into understanding how Jesus' followers understood his death, why Judas betrayed Jesus, and why God allowed it. Presented with the elegance, insight, and accessibility that has made Pagels and King the leading voices in this field, this is a book for academics and popular audiences alike.

Most priests hear confessions. This one is making his. Rob Halford, front man of global iconic metal band Judas Priest, is a true "Metal God." Raised in Britain's hard-working, heavy industrial heartland, he and his music were forged in the Black Country. Confess, his full autobiography, is an unforgettable rock 'n' roll story—a journey from a Walsall council estate to musical fame via alcoholism, addiction, police cells, ill-fated sexual trysts, and bleak personal tragedy, through to rehab, coming out, redemption...and finding love.

From the depths of the Indian Ocean, a horrific plague has arisen to devastate humankind - a disease that's unknown, unstoppable, and deadly. But it is merely a harbinger of the doom that is to follow. Aboard a cruise liner transformed into a makeshift hospital, Dr. Lisa Cummings and Monk Kokkalis, operatives of SIGMA Force, search for answers to the bizarre affliction. But there are others with far less altruistic intentions.

The Judas Personality delineates the fine line between what mental health practitioners consider Antisocial Personality Disorder and what the rest of us would consider sheer depravity or evil. Is there a difference or are they the same? Many of us have known people who seem to be great at fooling even the most discerning individuals among us. This book gives all the possible characteristics of those who are considered con artists and sociopaths, and how they can successfully manipulate individuals and societies with impunity. Cain, Judas Iscariot, and the Antichrist all serve as biblical ...

Gnosticism was a wide-ranging religious movement of the first millennium CE—with earlier antecedents and later flourishings—whose adherents sought salvation through knowledge and personal religious experience.

After a lifetime working with BOX 88, the transatlantic counterintelligence agency so covert that not even the CIA knows of its existence, master spy Lachlan Kite has made plenty of enemies. And now, as the director of the outfit's operations in the UK, one of those past enemies has him in their sights . . .

AUSCHWITZ – 29th March 1943. THE FIVE COINS MUST NOT FALL INTO GERMAN HANDS. Five of the thirty pieces of silver given to Judas have been held by a succession of custodians for almost two thousand years. The succession is threatened by the Holocaust. The Rabbi must hide the five coins. He must entrust his custodianship to another. But did he choose the right person? Where have the five pieces of silver been for the past seventy years? Are they lost forever, buried, destroyed, or will an entry in an obscure diary lead one man to the coins and keep them safe from the neo-Nazi who would use ...

Due to the efforts of the great Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire covers a vast portion of the known world. In the shadow of his grandfather, Hulagu Khan, ruler of the Ilkhanate, is determined to create a single empire that covers the entire world. His method? Violence.

This fascinating 24-lecture course is a richly detailed guide to the theology, sacred writings, rituals, and outstanding human figures of the Gnostic movements. What we call "Gnosticism" comprised a number of related religious ideologies and movements, all of which sought " gnosis," or immediate, direct, and intimate knowledge of God. The Gnostics had many scriptures, but unlike the holy texts of other religions, Gnostic scriptures were often modified over time.

Judas Iscariot, the man we love to hate. But who would Jesus have been without him? In this unique short story we journey with the man who Jesus chose to be one of the original twelve disciples, who was with Jesus throughout his entire three-year ministry. Going beyond his worth, which always seems to start at thirty pieces of silver and suicide, dare to step outside the boundaries of one-dimensional thinking and tradition and ask yourself: “In the grand scheme of things, did Judas have a purpose?”

Renace un personaje que se convertirá en un mito del thriller psicológico: prepárate para sumergirte en la mente de Jabo. A través de la mira telescópica de un rifle de precisión, Jabo Ciendones, un hombre de aspecto normal, común, incluso agradable, pero que esconde un espíritu oscuro y de una lógica apabullante y brutal, acecha la intimidad de los vecinos de Torres Blancas ―una urbanización de lujo situada frente al mar― desde el desván de una de las villas.

Have you ever been duped by someone who seemed nice and caring?Have you ever felt cheated, manipulated, or used by a significant other, relative, friend, stranger, or colleague? Has this left you confused, overwhelmed, and feeling bad about yourself? You may be or have been a victim of a sociopath. The Judas Personality defines sociopath and psychopath and delineates where this disordered personality ends and sheer evil begins. Are they one and the same? What are identifying features in sociopaths and in ourselves that can make us victims? Drawing on experiences of therapy clients and ...

The battle for Sparta has begun. Logan Brannigan has taken back his father’s name and now he and Wholesale Slaughter fight to reclaim his father’s throne. But deposing the traitor, Rhianna Hale, without bringing all of Sparta into a bloody and divisive civil war won't be easy. And while the Spartans fight among themselves, vultures circle, waiting for their chance to claim what’s left. When former allies are forced into opposing sides, who can Logan trust to have his back...and who will deliver the Judas kiss?