Gospel of Judas

The Gospel of Judas is a Gnostic text that presents Judas Iscariot not as a betrayer but as the disciple who understood Jesus' true nature and handed him over at Jesus' own request.|||Coptic text in Codex Tchacos (c. 280 CE, radiocarbon dated 220–340 CE). Found in Egypt in the 1970s, published in 2006.|||Composed in Greek before 180 CE, when Irenaeus condemned it.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Gnostic (Cainite) in orientation.|||Presents Judas as Jesus' closest confident and the one who facilitated his death for the salvation of humanity. Important for understanding Gnostic Christology and the diversity of early Christian tradition.|||Kasser, R., Meyer, M., & Wurst, G. The Gospel of Judas. National Geographic, 2006.|||Pagels, E., & King, K. L. Reading Judas. Viking, 2007.|||DeConick, A. D. The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says. Continuum, 2007.|||The Gospel of Judas — National Geographic|https://www.nationalgeographic.com/gospel-of-judas/|Official translation and scholarly resources.;; Early Christian Writings — Gospel of Judas|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/judas.html|Indexed text and scholarly discussion.|||" The secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke in conversation with Judas Iscariot." — Gospel of Judas 1:1