The Gospel of Judas by Simon Mawer
In Brief
Amongst the ancient papyri of the Dead Sea, a remarkable scroll is discovered. Written in the first century AD, it purports to be the true account of the life of Jesus, as told by Youdas the sicarios - Judas Iscariot: the missing Gospel of Judas.
If authentic, it will be one of the most incendiary documents in the history of humankind. The task of proving - or disproving - its validity falls to Father Leo Newman, one of the world's leading experts in Koine, the demotic Greek of the Roman Empire, and a man the newspapers like to call a 'renegade priest'.
But as Leo absorbs himself in Judas' testimony, the stories of his own life haunt him. The story of his forbidden yet irresistible love for a married woman. The story of his mother's passionate and tragic affair amidst the war-time ruins of Rome. They are stories of love and betrayal that may threaten his faith just as deeply as the Gospel of Judas...
| 1. Rating | 3.8 out of 10 |
| 2. Recommended | Although it was a great book to discuss at a book club, we would not recommend the book. |
| 3. Audience | We could not really identify a specific audience for this book |
| 4. Type of Read | We all agreed this was a hard read. The time line was unclear and difficult to follow. We all had to look up the meaning of some of the words. |
| 5. Quality of Author | Nobody felt they would read another book by this author. |
We were hoping for more detail on the Gospel of Judas and less detail on the love affairs.