Snyder Bible HomeNine Fragments of the Gospel of Judas
http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/manuscripts/gospel_of_judas/#April2005
About 1800 years after its ban by the Church because of its 'blasphemous' content, the Gospel of Judas has been made public again. A Swiss foundation discovered a copy of the forbidden gospel and is currently working on a translation.
It is only a first attempt to organise them, the order can easily change as more fragments become known. This translation is based on photos. These are fragments of nine pages of the Coptic codex of the fourth century AD, the Gospel of Judas. The final fragment is the clearest to identify, because it ends with the title - as is common in this kind of Coptic documents - The Gospel of Judas. Terminology: 'Allogenes' is most probably Jesus. 'Sakla' is Satan, the evil creator of the world.
1...Be like those in this world and eat of my possessions! Take silver, gold and other things for yourself. "But Allogenes answered him: "Away from me, Satan! It is not you I search, but my Father who is raised high above all great Aeons = arches of heavens each with their own god. For I am him you call Allogenes, I am from a different family line, I am not from your family line." And then he who rules the world spoke to him … 2 (It is not clear
by whom Sakla/Satan is defeated, but definitely not just by Allogenes/Jesus)…
And then Sakla attacks him who liberates alone, many times. And he was
not able to enslave them. After having defeated him he retrieved ashamed
to his own place. Then Allogenes called out with a loud voice: Oh God,
who is above the great Aeons, hear my voice, have pity on me and save me
from all evil. Look down upon me and hear me, because I am in the empty
lonely land. May the unspeakable enlighten me now… 7... When he has filled his times. For him, Saklas, times are limited. He comes, the first star of their family line. And those who are sent will be fulfilled. Then they will perform lewdness in my name and kill their children… 8… And he said: "why
are you surprised about your star and his next lines of the aeons. There
is a cry…, who is called Jesus, that are … received … he spoke to the
mind. And the people … The sixth star is mistaken about our five
soldiers. And they will all perish with their creations." But Judas
spoke to Jesus: they will not be sedated, those who are cleansed in your
name. Jesus spoke: There will be hatred … and then this cleansing… 9… received … go …
they have his … bring … The Pharisees were careful and wanted to arrest
him during the prayers, because they were afraid of the people. We said:
he will fall into their hands as was prophesied. And they went to Judas
and told him … although you are bad at this place, you are Jesus' true
disciple. And he answered them as they wanted him to. And Judas received
the money. And he surrendered him. 6… You shall cleanse
… in sin … And they are the stars that are perfect in all respects. For
so has been spoken to human kind: see, God has received your existence
as servants… But the Lord has given orders over the all… they will be
despised… all evil things. But you stand supreme over every one…In fact
the man who carries me, is he you Judas? will scarify. Now all is your …
increased and your earthly frame has died and your star has burned out
and your heart is… 5… We know from
where we have come and so we know where we will go and we know what we
have to do with our lives." And they came and they went up a mount
called Thambor = Tabor. And they threw themselves down, prayed and said:
'Oh Lord God who resides high in the great Aeons, who has no beginning
and no end! Give us spiritual knowledge. Reveal us Your secret so we
could receive our knowledge: where we come from, where we are going to,
and what we have to do with our lives.' After these words spoken by
Allogenes, he revealed himself… 3… And when I said this, see, a cloud of light surrounded me. I could do nothing, I was enclosed in the light surrounding and shining on the cloud. And I heard a word out of the cloud and the light. And the light shone upon me and said: Oh Allogenes! Your pleas are heard and I am being sent to you in this location to go and spread the Glad Tidings. But you have not found an escape from this prison yet… 4… is destroyed, because of the big family line = Allogenes = Jesus has risen above. He said: 'in the beginning of … and from the angels existed this line in the aeons. They said: raise you eyes to the clouds and to the light that surrounds the cloud and to the beauty that surrounds it and to the stars that exist as pre-mirror image. He is our star. But Judas saw the cloud of light and went to those who were standing underneath. They heard a voice coming out of the cloud.
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