Dr. Marvin Meyer (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) was the Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies at Chapman University and Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute. In addition to his work for Chapman, he was the Director of the Coptic Magical Texts Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. Dr. Meyer authored numerous books and articles on Greco-Roman and Christian religions in antiquity and late antiquity, and on Albert Schweitzer's ethic of reverence for life. He was interviewed frequently on television programs that have aired on ABC, BBC, CNN, PBS, A&E, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and the National Geographic Channel.
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Three Figures of Judas (after Borges)
Reflections on Judas Iscariot, Sophia, and the Apostle Peter
The Thirteenth Daimon: Judas & Sophia in the Gospel of Judas
Letters to the Editor: The "Daimon" is in the Details of the Gospel of Judas
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(June 27, 2008)Statement Posted by Marvin Meyer on April DeConick's Blogsite
The Forbidden Gospels Blog
(June 5, 2008)The Betrayal of Judas
By Thomas Bartlett, The Chronicle of Higher Education
(May 30, 2008)Judas Was "Demon" After All, New Gospel Reading Claims
By Stefan Lovgren, National Geographic News
(Dec. 21, 2007)The Gospel of Judas: A Conversation with the Experts
A public lecture with Elaine Pagels and Marvin Meyer
(March 2007)"Code" Breakers
By Richard Byrne, The Chronicle of Higher Education
(May 5, 2006)The End of Gnosticism?
By Richard Byrne, The Chronicle of Higher Education
(May 5, 2006)New Fragments of the Gospel of Judas and Codex Tchacos
By M. R. Kropko, Associated Press
(April 20, 2006)Found in Translation
By Ann Pepper, The Orange County Register
(April 7, 2006)Decoding the Gospel of Judas
By Mary Platt, Chapman Magazine
(Summer 2006)
The Tchacos Fragments in Court (by Herb Krosney)The Tchacos Fragments of the Gospel of Judas (by Marvin Meyer)
The Judas Fragments Transcribed and Translated (by Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst)
The Judas Fragments Translated, in Context (by Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst)






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