Finding Christian jewelry dedicated to one of Jesus' apostles is easy--except if you're looking for Judas Iscariot.  For the past few years the same was true about "The Gospel of Judas," an apocryphal text discovered a few years ago but kept from sight through a tangle of high-priced sales and scholastic squatting.* 

Although a few scholars have had access to the texts for several years, the text is finally being made available to the public.  The New York Times covers the basics (although the text wasn't newly discovered; it's newly released--big difference!).  Go to the National Geographic Society for the full PR blitz.  View sample pages.  Watch the TV show.  Buy the books.

Just don't expect to find a Judas pendant in the giftshop.

*An academic can build an entire career on a text like this, which is one reason why scholars who get early access are notorious for monopolizing discoveries for years.  Hindering the progress of knowledge?  No doubt.  Raising serious ethical questions?  Yep.  Suspiciously timed to tie into interest in the Da Vinci Code movie?  Uh huh.

Speaking of which . . .