National Geographic Unveils New View of Judas The National Geographic Society garners front-page coverage around the country for yesterday’s conference at which they unveiled a restored version of the Gospel of Judas — which asserts that Judas was Jesus’s closest friend rather than a traitor, and that Judas only did what Jesus asked of him: “You will sacrifice the man that clothes me,” Jesus tells him, warning that Judas “will be cursed by the other generations.” NGS says they have invested over $1 million in the project so far. As part of the announcement, they released two related books: THE […]