Gospel of Judas?

Apparently it's surfaced after 1,700 years. Quite interesting stuff.

"For that reason, the discoveries have proved deeply troubling for many believers. The Gospel of Judas portrays Judas Iscariot not as a betrayer of Jesus, but as his most favored disciple and willing collaborator."

Deeply troubling? I don't think it really matters how Jesus was betrayed, Judas was chosen with God knowing that Judas would betry Him - because Jesus needed someone to betray Him, whether Judas was asked to or not, how does it matter?

"At least one scholar said the new manuscript does not contain anything dramatic that would change or undermine traditional understanding of the Bible."

If anything, these historic documents simply add more proof and evidence of Jesus' existance - just like historic books treat historic records of Ceasar as fact.

Comment from Digg: "There is no claim that this work was actually written by Judas. That is part of the point the theologians are making, namely, that this and other gnostic works show that early Christianity and its precepts were debated even as early as 200 AD. That doesn't mean that the events that are recorded actually occurred."