Two celebrated religion scholars examine the recently discovered “Gospel of Judas.” Elaine Pagels exploded the myth of the early Christian Church as a unified movement in her 1979 book The Gnostic Gospels, which won both the National Book Critic’s Circle Award, the National Book Award, and was chosen by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best books of the 20th Century. Her other books include The Origin of Satan and the recent bestseller, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. Karen King is the Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the Harvard University Divinity School, where she pursues teaching and research specialties in the history of Christianity and women’s studies. Her books include The Secret Revelation of John and What Is Gnosticism?