| April 11, 2006 |
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The Lost Gospel
The  pages are stained and ragged. Some look more like aerial views of tributaries or marshland than 1,700-year-old text. But text it is, and a thousand-plus years of wear hasn't stopped the 66-page Gospel of Judas from grabbing headlines around the world. Nothing you've seen, though, beats what you get on this National Geographic site. If you only have a moment, don't miss these two parts: - The document, which includes zoom-in views and analysis. Each page's English translation opens a door to a striking encounter with the world's most famous traitor: "In the vision I saw myself as the 12 disciples were stoning me and persecuting (me severely)."
- The timeline and map. Gorgeously rendered, this feature juxtaposes early Christian history with the discovery of Biblical documents, and includes biography, artwork, and entries on the rise of Gnosticism and the sacking of Jerusalem.
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