Importance of God in the World

[kelber at mindspring.com]

I've heard that the book "King Jesus," by Robert Graves discusses this whole Judas-Jesus plot.  Haven't read it, though -- a mental block usually sets in at the mention of Jesus.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
>Sent: Apr 7, 2006 8:15 AM
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Importance of God in the World
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>On Apr 7, 2006, at 4:07 AM, Anville Azote wrote:
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>> On 4/6/06, jd <wescac at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> "An early Christian manuscript, including the only known text of what
>>> is known as the Gospel of Judas, has surfaced after 1,700 years. The
>>> text gives new insights into the relationship of Jesus and the
>>> disciple who betrayed him, scholars reported today. In this version,
>>> Jesus asked Judas, as a close friend, to sell him out to the
>>> authorities, telling Judas he will "exceed" the other disciples by
>>> doing so."
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Reminds me of the Borges story "Three Versions of Judas".
>>
>
>Reminds me of something else.
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>"Go ahead and betray me, Judas,  you'll be doing me a favor.
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>Apologies to Rick and Illsa.
>