The Lost Gospel Of Judas Iscariot May 2026
The document is a Coptic translation of a Greek original, found in Middle Egypt in the 1970s as part of the Codex Tchacos. It languished in safe-deposit boxes for decades before being restored and translated by the National Geographic Society in 2006. Scholars generally believe it was composed around 150 AD, long after the historical Judas would have lived, making it a reflection of early Gnostic thought rather than an eyewitness account. Books and Resources
: It includes complex teachings about the cosmos, the soul, and the path to enlightenment through secret knowledge ( gnosis ). Discovery and Authenticity The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot
: The text suggests that Jesus specifically asked Judas to betray him so that his spirit could be liberated from its physical body. The document is a Coptic translation of a
The document is a Coptic translation of a Greek original, found in Middle Egypt in the 1970s as part of the Codex Tchacos. It languished in safe-deposit boxes for decades before being restored and translated by the National Geographic Society in 2006. Scholars generally believe it was composed around 150 AD, long after the historical Judas would have lived, making it a reflection of early Gnostic thought rather than an eyewitness account. Books and Resources
: It includes complex teachings about the cosmos, the soul, and the path to enlightenment through secret knowledge ( gnosis ). Discovery and Authenticity
: The text suggests that Jesus specifically asked Judas to betray him so that his spirit could be liberated from its physical body.