The of Judas

Group 5

98121221 鍾宜庭 Iris 98121220 李孟竹 May 98121205 陳韋蓁 Winnie 98121210 何鳳儀 Rachel History Background • A leather-bound Coptic language papyrus document, called the Codex Tchacos

• The copy of the Gospel of Judas was written in Coptic language

• Dialect + Greek loan words → a translation from an older Greek manuscript

• Radiocarbon dated: between the third and fourth century–AD 280, plus or minus 60 years

• First translated in the early 2000s: includes the self-titled "Gospel of Judas" In late 2nd century AD History Background

• Originally contained 31 pages, with writing on both sides → 13 pages remained in 1999

• Today: over a thousand pieces, with many sections missing

• Written by some of the followers of , called Gnostic →conversations between the and Jesus.

• In contrast to the four : Judas's actions = Christ’s plan Features • A canonical gospels → paints Judas as a betrayer of Christ The Gospel of Judas → portrays Judas's actions as done in obedience to instructions given by Christ • Implies a notion of Gnosticism written in Coptic language • Judas’s function → serves Christ by helping to release Christ's soul from its physical constraints

Features • Written in dialogue • Rewrite the relationship between Jesus and Judas • The most debate → The traditional definition → Gospel of Judas is not a true Gospel, but from Satan's conspiracy, is a kind of counterfeit.

Content • document Jesus’ teaching about spiritual matters and cosmology • different understanding of the role of Judas → Judas was acting on the orders of Jesus himself. • Judas is the hero of this Gospel and the only one of Jesus’ disciples who accurately understands the words of his master.

Content • the four canonical gospels → which employ narrative accounts of the last year of life of Jesus

• The gospel of Judas → takes the form of dialogues between Jesus and Judas (and Jesus and the 12 disciples) without being embedded in any narrative

Content • records how Judas was taught by Jesus the true meaning of his message, and then was stoned to death by the other disciples

• (He is said to have died by hanging himself in the Gospel of Matthew27:3-10.)

Content

The Four The Gospel Judas Canonical of Judas Gospels

role a betrayer a hero

narrative accounts the form of content of the last year of dialogues between life of Jesus Jesus and Judas was stoned to death Hanging himself death by the other disciples The process of betraying Jesus Picture – The

Judas

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci painted in 1495 Picture – of Judas

Artist – (1266–1337) Painted in 1306

Description – The Arrest of Christ (Kiss of Judas)

Picture – Kiss of Judas • Thank for your attention 