Classic edition ampc, brg bible brg, christian standard bible csb. The book the gospel of judas was written under the supervision of rodolphe kasser, who is one of the few people on the planet who can read coptic script and who participated in the restoration process. Just as judas iscariot rejected jesus and betrayed him with a kiss. Gospel of judas learn the history of this book and study its validity. Some biblical scholars are calling the gospel of judas the most. This powerful story is well known in christian theology as one of the most significant events of disloyalty. Gospel of judas britannica encyclopedia britannica. In the bible, judas betrays jesus, but this gospel tells a different story judas version. The gospel of judas is a gnostic gospel, espousing a gnostic viewpoint of christianity. But their spirits did not dare to stand before him, except for judas iscariot.
The gospel of thomas is simply a heretical forgery, much the same as the gospel of judas, the gospel of mary, and the gospel. There are several explanations as to why judas betrayed jesus, including bribery and demonic possession, that vary among the gospel accounts. In a discussion of the cainites, he claimed they had a book known as the gospel of judas. The gospel of judas caused a huge stir when national geographic published it back in 2006. Luke 22 niv judas agrees to betray jesus now the bible gateway. To me, the gospel of judas cannot be ignored simply based on its physical existence. The gospel of judas is another gospel that scholars only knew about through the writings of its opponents. Bible verses related to judas from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order psalms 41. Gospel of judas prompts reexamination of bible last week the national geographic society made the remarkable announcement that it had completed the translation of the gospel of judas. Jude, the servant of jesus christ, and brother of james, to them that are sanctified by god the father, and preserved in jesus christ, and called. The gospel of judas is included in a 62page papyrus 1 manuscript that was uncovered in egypt during the 1950s or 1960s. Judas two of jesus twelve apostles were named judas.
Judas the son of james, and judas iscariot, who became a traitor. The gospel of thomas very clearly tries to maintain an air of secrecy in its words. But judas iscariot, one of his disciples he who was about to betray him, said. Net bible then satan entered judas, the one called iscariot, who was one of the twelve. According to another canonical source in the bible, the book of acts written by the same author as the gospel of luke, judas didnt kill himself after betraying jesus. The gospel of judas is simply a heretical forgery, much the same as the gospel of thomas, the gospel of mary, and the gospel of philip. Of those so named in the nt, the ones most likely to be author of this letter are. Rather they are two different viewpoints of the same event. The passover plot 1965, a nonfiction book by the biblical scholar hugh j. While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called judas, one of the twelve, was leading them.
New heart english bible satan entered into judas, who was called iscariot, who was numbered with the twelve. The gospel of judas is misleading and a false representation of the truth. A study of the gospel of john previous page next page. The gospel of judas is an ancient book written between ad 300 and 400 in an egyptian language known as coptic.
The book is alleged to say that judas iscariot took the place of jesus at the crucifixion. This powerful story is well known in christian theology as one of the. For information about the surviving manuscript of the gospel of judas, see the manuscript information page. In the gospel of judas, judas turns out to be demonic in a way that exceeds the new testament stories about him. Why is the gospel of judas arousing so much interest. In verses 19 and 20, jesus makes it very clear that all of this is about believing in him. International standard version but satan went into judas called iscariot, who belonged to the circle of the twelve. Such theories regarding judas are certainly not new. In the key passage jesus tells judas, you will exceed all of them. Jesus answered and said to him, come, that i two lines missing, but that you will grieve much when you see the kingdom and all its generation. It was composed as an encyclical letter that is, one not directed to the members of one church in particular, but intended rather to be circulated and read in all churches. As you can see, the other apostle named judas was lebbaeus, whose surname was thaddaeus. Some people have wrongly assumed that matthew and luke the author of acts are contradictory in their account of judas death. The content consists of conversations between jesus and judas iscariot.
Since the bible is inerrant judas cannot have died by hanging and died by falling and bursting open. And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, lord, shall we strike with the sword. The gospel of judas is a secondcentury sethian gnostic gospel that portrays the disciple judas as the demonic double of the chief archon, ialdabaoth, who. The gospel of thomas is a gnostic gospel, espousing a gnostic viewpoint of christianity. Judas said, master, could it be that my seed is under the control of the rulers. The primary shock and awe caused by the gospel of judas has been in the gospel s suggestion that jesus asked judas to betray him. It appears, however, that this gospel contains hints of something else far more profound so profound, in fact, that the implications are staggering, but they seem to have escaped notice thus far. The lost gospel of judas from the codex tchacos 91720 the lost gospel uf judas from nationalgeographic website an ancient coptic manuscript dating from the third or fourth century, containing the only known surviving copy of the gospel of judas, has been restored and authenticated after being lost for nearly 1,700 years. The gospel of judas iscariot the lost books of the bible.
It is made up of looselytied leather and written in aramaic, the language of israel during the time of jesus christ. In a discussion of the cainites, he claimed they had a. Bible verses related to judas from the king james version kjv by book order sort by relevance psalms 41. Judas betrayed the lord jesus christ and the gospel of judas likewise betrays the essence of the bibles teachings. The gospel describes judas as hanging himself in despair. On the other side, the fact is that many today simply do not care whether the gospel of judas differs from the true gospels, as long as.
For some reflections on the meaning and significance of judas gospel for us today, see my book, the gospel of judas. Unfortunately, the world today is grossly illiterate as if the gospel of judas would shake christianity to its foundations regarding the bible. Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. John 1, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. Judas discussed most often in the books of john 9, matthew 8 and acts 8.
The gospel of judas lost books bible apocryphal enoch. Later, the text says that jesus tells judas, you will exceed all of them. Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. What about the gospel of judas and appeal of gnosticism. But to this day, misconceptions about this text abound.
Opinion what the gospel of judas really says the new. Judas was a popular name back then until judas iscariot ruined its popularity. Judas mentioned in 5 books and occurs 32 times in the king james bible. Gospel of judas, apocryphal christian scripture from the 2nd century. The gospel of judas states that jesus told judas you shall be cursed for generations and then added, you will come to rule over them and you will exceed all of them, for you will sacrifice the man that clothes me. Irenaeus made an indirect reference to the gospel of judas in his seminal work, against heresies. The bible story of judas betraying jesus is found in all four of the gospels. Truth behind gospel of judas revealed in ancient inks. This gospel, he said, has a completely different understanding of god, the world, christ, salvation, human existencenot to mention of judas himselfthan came to be embodied in the.
The only known surviving copy of the gospel was found in a codex, or ancient book, that. He drew near to jesus to kiss him, but jesus said to him, judas, would you betray the son of man with a kiss. Ultimately, it reached the hands of scholars who have now completed its translation, under the auspices and funding of the national geographic society see usa today, longlost gospel of judas recasts traitor, 462006. The common thread in all of these books 14aside from the controversial gospel itself 14is the lore of books and publishing, especially the ephemeral world of ancient publishing. A 1500 year old gold lettered book alleged to be the gospel of barnabas has surfaced in turkey. Ultimately, it reached the hands of scholars who have now completed its translation, under the auspices and funding of the national geographic society see usa today, longlost gospel of judas recasts traitor. For additional information about the translation, see the introduction to the pdf version. Amid much publicity last year, the national geographic society announced that a lost 3rdcentury religious text had been found, the gospel of judas iscariot. For it is written in the book of psalms, may his camp become desolate, and let. Woe to the wicked hurt and betrayal never being born gospel, confirmation of necessity fate of individuals woe judas iscariot betrayal personal good the son of man is to go, just as it is written of him.
The gospel of judas featured today catholic online. Judas agrees to betray jesus now the festival of unleavened bread, called the. Due to popular gnostic writings like the gospel of judas and the gospel of thomas, as well as the da vinci code book and movie, many people are questioning why we have the bible that we do and wondering if something in the ancient apocryphal writings, if it were known, would change christianity as we know it. When he heard this, judas said to him, what good is it that i have received it. Its enough to remember the 1973 play jesus christ superstar, where judas sings, i. In conclusion, the gospel of judas is openly heretical to the bible. The epistle of jude is a brief book of only a single chapter with 25 verses. When he heard this, judas said to him, what good is it.