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JUDAS BRIEF Who Really Killed Jes us?
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THE
JUDAS BRIEF
THE
JUDAS BRIEF Who Really Killed Jes us?
GARY GREENBERG
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110'-0 btcn, kl>Ow l«lgubio J<w .nd, ,h«dore, very unli kI< .bou[ J.wi,h "odition th.n the fi"t au.hor, bu. "ill nOl as knowlM~ ..bl< .. on onii •• ry J.w living in G.lil .. or Jude. would h.... ix'" ..uJ......bon wu.!.bout ,lit ,Dd "' ....
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Af.., Jeou. d,.d. thcr •• , n boo littl. doubt th .. peopl. "'1>0 [u,.", him 0' k""w . bout him told "",ie. ,bout tho event> in hi. Lf•. n-.., a"",'o/ic cirde rhot .u,,,,,,nJ>I>I., t .. J,~o,,,· m,y h••·• I>ewme .«.",cd .. f. cr,. Eve"
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pFor ... mpl., j ..", f,,,, ..,,,ly odcn,,/i ;D the ..... Df ,he N.... T.,,.,,,,.,,. fW1) of thoo< briot; in Lub', Act .... ) Th;,. lead. .. .hoIon.., h< Son of Man ... hotevn that ....y hove ..... nt to h,m.nd Iti> .\IIJ~ ., ,he "III of ,II< ",I..;""""" brtwbrlo: ,nJ ,,"~or • third of Luke "",flaps M.,k. s.:;hol.", "I., I" ,h. "...... 'pp",. ing on.1I 'h m 80<m .,.- .ho< one I .h. JIO'peJ. haJ.....,... "''' vi on",,:. ", I..;.,,,,"ip to.1>< 011>< lam. c. that would me. n citl>< [ two of.1t< go.pd .".hor< Synor< P,oble"'_ In """'Pling to resolve ,hi> i"ye • .... h..e • number of .II>. While ,he.. i••• imilar ...ge of "'", ding in of th< 1'...1101 storie. in the triple ".d" ........ in .." ••,1 of tbe go>pel. difler< from Other""" in 'ho< ,he.. i, ei,het , . 1..... 1000; a' on .... mpl. of ho ... ,hi. pcobkm play. "",. M.,k "'9-H t< Pt...,,""".) M.tthew and Luk •• "h h.,.. • , imil" ,,«,ion 01 "ory. but ,hey IILik. 'i~ifi th .. dimin ... . ny question 01 a Sabb.th vi ... l>tion pmbkm 1!>I.uh<w 8",,-17; Luk. "'38-",). In Lul:t.,k ,h .. >mgai ... [.uk10n... !moth« "'lIUlJ'IC'1It in i.vor of M .,hn priority i. ,h., l. k .. • 1.S"n' form of G=k ' hm M atthcv.' 0< Luk•• and if h. ,,'ere ""pyin!; from
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TH •. JUDA' BRU ' I.... ' degrc< ol.gucmen. on 'h< o ,de, of the ;to,;. •. Howe, .., 'n"e i. JIUnOn written """CO 'har """ .irhe, nOl .,.·. ilm!. '" :-I.. k or not u",d by him. App,oximo.dy 1.0 pe""'" of :-Io"h.... and Luk. fa ll into ,h" c''''gory.'' It i. the ",.. rwll«luend .... " " '.
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blr ",fleeting an .. r1y o.ri"i. o thco!osi< ..., )u, Si,-« .11< wnt ("PO",,, os in Marx. but thrn nun,"'" (I>< S/"'Y by ominin~ < q"""ion ,h.n J....... oo ,II< I.w)"', .n ........ with ,I>< ,.m. "d.CI< .... ""'r giv." by in ,I>< M.n".w .o ,I>< ",·""d. ""!-k." 0 1",..1, ,I>< lord om God, [1>0: Lord if. "".:' Now. i, .. "". [hing '0 mt..:, [hi, lunda .... o..1 J, wi,h ~incirl. from J..... ' an,.... «, bu, [< ... , < Lawy« '" trying hedge hi. amw., by qu."ioning 'h, mI> gr ~f 1'_' '" b" i "~ tt()hg 'hoi' O~.'" k," , .nd in tl>en ,!>e Jew. ,ouldn', MV' been u",,,,,,,,,,,.ble in Own ""8"'" ,..",ion. By .limin.,,"Il ,I>< implici, ch.,&" ,h., J.....' ""'n f..n,iy ,ook oll< ''''0 ch. nge. h. .. c ,!>e df"", of f.,.. .. h. dowinS Jewi.h i".ol'cm'n' in 'he d.,.,1r 0/ Je,u,. The mi.. i"" begin. wi,h an .".. npt \ry J.w, to kill J..., . nd end. wi,h ,h. death of Jesus , and ,h.n paning on the ,It,,oJ gospel .. if it were the origirurl. Added Ending to Mar!(
Tho: ""'."ed ,.• ,..;"" of t .... Gospel ,,( M"k , .nd ., ,6:8." ..,·... 1 .UMeq....", m. nuscrip" follow in ,h.t tr,di,ion." A numb
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Bethlehem or Nazareth? In ,h. 11m. 01 J•• ~ ... number of ".di,ion. de"Oft of H«od . 1", ,uled in the Gali l", but, 10, !>Om. "a""", thi' didn't 'Ppl ".".. inly both It.". '"v.nt.!.ttbew and lub .., h runf ".n, "" dou!« ,t..., o. "'>= old b< """"".1tO .... h ll< au.h"" of 'he fo~' c.nooi . fter tho: do.. h of J1"'1. i. ).1.,x, prob.-
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