Personally I don’t see what the whole fuss is about (not from a scientific or pure curiosity point of view). I mean it is common knowledge that, at first, there were many more than the four gospels that are “officially” sanctioned. The basic beliefs of most of the major heresies are also known.
Therefore, I don’t see why (from a ‘religious’ point of view) there’s so much discussion about this gospel. You either agree with the official dogma and accept that the four official gospels are the ones that recount the true story or you don’t.
Thank you for the good wishes PeterD…and also…thank you for one of the best laughs I’ve had in quite a while…I just LOVE your new sig…you can’t change it!!
Personally I don’t see what the whole fuss is about
neither do I, but my mother was quite ‘dissapointed’ with me when I said I didn’t think it mattered if Judas betrayed the Annointed One or not. It was necessary, no?
anyway, I can’t wait to see the dramatizations on TV. 
-Jon
It’s the pop-culture Zeitgeist. Dan Brown’s wretched books have prepared people — people already dosed up on years of X-Files episodes — to indulge in theological conspiracy theories.
In 2000, no one wanted the codex. Now the subject is hot.
Wow…I just found a very interesting translation of Judas. It’s worth taking a look at. http://www.gospelofstjudas.com/router_page.html
Blasphemy!! Stone him!!
It’s a totally different Gospel of Judas.
Sorry…couldn’t help myself. It was so hoplessly irreverant and funny, I just had to post the link!
Oh. haha. 
I thought this guy was serious… 
online Coptic:
http://www.stshenouda.com/coptlang/cptlsn1w.htm
Well, I saw the program (finally - 2 days after recording it) and, like the curate’s egg, good in parts. Nat Geo spends a lot of money on these documentaries but they sometimes dwell too long on meaningless reconstructions and a little short on content. However, I do realise not everyone finds deciphering ancient texts so fascinating! The story seemed to skip around a bit, maybe it should have been made as several distinct episodes, the finding of the document, the history and so on.
They also made some embarrassing chronological errors - Judas hanging himself from a eucalyptus tree in front of an agave - neither plant would have been anywhere near Jerusalem at that time; the first comes from Australia and the second from USA (I suspect this may have been shot in California). I know most people can’t tell a petunia from a palm tree, but Nat Geo does not really have this excuse, especially after painstakingly recreating ancient papyrus and training people to write with bits of cane as pens.
I have not commented on the theological importance of these findings - I don’t feel qualified and feel the whole thing needs more research.