American New Testament scholar at Rice University who specializes in early Christianity, Gnosticism, and mysticism — whose work on the Gospel of Judas (challenging the National Geographic interpretation) and mystical Judaism made her a public figure in biblical studies.
Challenged the popular reading of the Gospel of Judas as presenting Judas as Jesus's special friend — arguing that the Gnostic text actually presents Judas as a demon who performs the worst act — correcting a media-driven misinterpretation and demonstrating the importance of Gnostic context for reading Gnostic texts.
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