Apocrypha

Director D.J. Caruso calls his dramatic new film a “celebration of the mother of God.”

If anything, the historical details are even messier than Susan Lim’s new account allows.

CT spoke with Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary research professor of New Testament and author of the forthcoming The Missing Gospels (Nelson), about the stir caused by the Gospel of Judas release in early April.

The hoopla over the Gospel of Judas is both absurd and revealing.

Not all extracanonical manuscripts reveal a ‘lost Christianity.’ The church’s earliest discipleship manual—the Didache—is as orthodox and relevant as it gets.

The Da Vinci Code is raising issues that go to the heart of the Christian faith—and it’s starting to confuse us all.

The Gospel of Judas Roadshow.

Questions about history may be sincere, but make no mistake: There is an agenda at work.

Plus: Christian college dismisses student newspaper editors, PCUSA cutting 13% of budget, Jamaica’s “theocratic” new PM, American Idol‘s Mandisa controversy, and other stories from online sources around the world.

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