What is the Gospel of Judas? 

There's a natural winnowing process, you know? Some beliefs tend to be more compatible with whatever society they're in, whereas others are more fringe. Over time the fringe beliefs tend to fade, whereas the more compatible ones tend to kind of combine and conform. Evolution, basically.

@@mahatmarandy5977 I'd say it was less about evolution and more about what the rulers and church leaders at any given time decided was "in" or "out." The Gnostics were critical of proto-Orthodox teachings; and by extension, critical of the leaders and power structure associated with those teachings. From a basic political standpoint, it makes sense that proto-Orthodox leaders would label Gnostics as heretical. People did hold deep beliefs. But we should not ignore the power games played in the upper echelons of any number of faiths.

@@mahatmarandy5977 Not simply evolution, but the activity of the Holy Spirit whom Christ promised would lead the Church into all truth.

The contradictions is all we need to know what’s false. Anything Jesus preached in the scriptures we have is enough to say that we know Him.

@@georgew2014 the Proto-Orthodox was always the majority view, other than for a short decade or so when Arianism was larger, and it seems Proto-Orthodoxy is the most true to the teachings of the historical Apostles and Jesus, so, it makes sense that it won out.

Have also been reminded of Douglas here, with all the differing sects. Douglas Adams summed them all up when saying, 2000years after a man was nailed to a tree, for saying would it not be better if we were a kind to eachother.

Reminds me of "Tomb Raider" where wealthy powerful men fund expeditions to find ancient knowledge, only to hide it or use it for their own gain

more monies for me less knowledge for everyone

Because they hold a key to the understanding of our entire paradigm. That's pure power.

The Jews killed Jesus and the bible and new testament are all written by Jews. Now you see why many books have been taken out. Just ask Enoch the man who walked with God.

There were no winners (in a humanistic context)…almost all of the disciples and apostles were killed for their beliefs

Imagine if two thousand years from now some historians find the script to "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" and all excitedly start to proclaim to the world that this is an alternate view of Lincoln that the "mainstream" wanted to hide. After all, it was written only 147 years after Lincoln's death, so it must be true, right?

@@mikeroman5208 great analogy that u are using

​@@mikeroman5208This is what I tell people who believe the Book of Enoch should be canonical. The Book of Enoch could very likely be a fanfic of sorts. As it was not written in the same times as the Old Testament nor the new testament. Could very well just be a fanfiction of the time period using the names/characters of Biblical origins. I imagine a lot of people wrote stories about the things that were culturally popular at the time. The Bible was the commonly known thing, it was their pop culture.

Jesus didn't need Judas for his Passion. The Jewish authorities still hated and wanted to kill him.

@@SamSam-vx7cs Agreed. But it was important for it to happen at Passover, and Judas may have been a way of ensuring it happened when it needed to.

“Promise me Ned!”

same here. extremely frustrating that it was caused by human ignorance and greed. I'm not sure how much was lost, but it's a travesty either way. I feel the same way about the library of alexandria, and other instances of people intentionally burning texts because they were regarded as "heretical."

Yeah because we all know government really cares about these things, right

HERE is Our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER ** - Ancient Semitic Cuniform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me. Isaiah 45:5 I am YaH, and there is none else.

@@Praise___YaH yah we know bro, but that is off topic

@Nicholas Time *property is theft

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What is it, if I may ask? Is the author known?

HERE is Our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER ** - Ancient Semitic Cuniform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me. Isaiah 45:5 I am YaH, and there is none else.

You're not going to learn anything from fake nonsense like the so-called "Gospel of Judas."

I think that really cool! My major isn't in any particular thing but I studied alot of philosophy, anthropology, and history. And I really love these videos. It's such a cool way to peer into the mindset of the people that created it or their general environment at the time. I feel like I see amazing comments like yours under these videos and they're always swamped with incoherent ramblings.

@@Praise___YaH hkkulkkkkk Iiii K Juuku uuu

He's actually accurate more than half the time. He's wrong about GThomas not being gnostic. All one needs to do is read it.

HERE is Our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER ** - Ancient Semitic Cuniform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me. Isaiah 45:5 I am YaH, and there is none else.

@@Praise___YaH there is no god but Barbelo

All Plato

Zoroaster before him. It keeps going. And going.

@@SP3C5x turtles all the way down amigo

@@alteredbeast7145 that's cool! Not really related to me remembering something I found fun/funny. I have never really believed in anything, if you care. I just try to enjoy life. That's more important to me.

The announcement is meant as a joke bc judas isn't a Saint :/ Thought I mentioned that but ig I didn't

@@scottpowell4267 it's was intentionally judas

Be careful in the Catholic Church. And from the pope. The saints are in the grave and will be resurrected in the second coming of Jesus

It's nice that the front desk is warning the priests they need to stop f4cking the choir boy.

HERE is Our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER ** - Ancient Semitic Cuniform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me. Isaiah 45:5 I am YaH, and there is none else.

​@@Praise___YaH you're funny

HERE is Our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER ** - Ancient Semitic Cuniform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me. Isaiah 45:5 I am YaH, and there is none else.

@@Praise___YaH dude what is with u? R u a preacher or something? This vid isnt praising Judas so stop mumbling whatever verse ur trying to say here cuz what ur sayin doesnt make no sense at all, if u want to share ur verse, go to the chapel or church or whatsoever Ur trolling everyone here with ur bible verse

@@Praise___YaH They tell you your making no sense ! yet I noticed your Comment. Doesn't prove anything but at least your Grammar is in a better check.

HERE is Our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER ** - Ancient Semitic Cuniform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me. Isaiah 45:5 I am YaH, and there is none else.

Gnosticism is Satanic

HERE is Our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER ** - Ancient Semitic Cuniform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me. Isaiah 45:5 I am YaH, and there is none else.

@@Praise___YaH ok what is your point?

@@tomtemple69 There is NO SUCH THING as a jesus

@@tomtemple69 Wanna go back and read what I shared now?

@@Praise___YaHyeah, there is only THE Jesus Christ and He is God

What a raw ass line

@@yum8666 I had long since forgotten I made this comment. Yeah, it kind of was 😄 Thanks.

​@@yum8666it is indeed, a raw ass line.

"The Bible" was constructed by the Roman Catholic-Orthodox Church (they were together back then). It was like picking choice poems for a poetry book. There wasn't a whole to begin with except for the Tanah(Hebrew Bible)

Agreed 👍

I literally did a Harry Potter themed school-work out of that some years ago.

@@eimere Awesome!

If Judas wouldn’t have done it someone else would have. Plenty of ppl would trade a man for money.

It was foretold that people would get so evil that they would trade a sinless for money.

The Bible is actually very clear that Judas’s betrayal is ordained by God. It is spoken of in the Psalms, for example. The trouble with popular evangelical Christianity today is that it emphasizes the freedom of will. The Bible does not, nor has historic Christianity. You are quite right to point out that Judas’s betrayal, if ordained by God, is unfair according to a theological system that emphasizes choice (as popular Arminian evangelicalism and Roman Catholicism). It’s plainly inconsistent. However, many evangelical Christians, if they have such questions, are never given answers, and they are discouraged from asking them. If your upbringing is like mine was (fundamentalist, Pentecostal), then you were told “Just believe.” But belief without knowledge is nonsensical. Faith must be grounded in something real, or else it is stupid fantasy. I found answers to my questions in the Westminster Standards. My parents and siblings think I’m a heretic, probably, but by God’s grace I have been brought to faith built on knowledge, on truth, and not on mere feeling or wishful thinking.

People literally sell people for money in 2023....but a guy selling out his friend 2k years ago is shocking to you? Stay questioning then and hopefully God will eventually answer you.

Existing outside time and space and matter means that was is past and future are all happening in an eternal now. Things are known but they are still choice. These concepts are difficult to understand on this dimension but free agency is still real

Christmas is a paga* tradition

@@faizafaiza6524 There is a Santa Claus, I know that is true. Have you written a letter to him yet? Lol☃️🎄 Santa 🎅 🧑‍🎄 🤣

​@@faizafaiza6524 Christianity comes from the teachings of Jesus. And Jesus is God and the Son of God

@@cheri238 JESUS CONFESSED IN BIBLE THAT HE IS NOT GOD *******. 1- God Doesn’t Change His Nature (Malachi 3:6) 2- GOD Almighty is Greater than Jesus. (John 14:28 ) 3- No one is "Good" including Jesus. Only GOD is" Good" (Luke 18:19) 4- Jesus said he doesn't know when the Hour will come. Only GOD Knows. (Mark 13:32) 5- Jesus said that" OUR God is One GOD " (Mark 12:29 ) 6- Jesus also said "My GOD and your GOD" (John 20:17) 7- Jesus bowed his face down to the ground to GOD Almighty. (Matthew 26:39) 8- Jesus was tempted by satan for 40 days(Mat1:4), while GOD Almighty can not be tempted (Jacob 1:13) 9- Jesus said he is a man (John 8:40) 10- God is neither a man nor a son of a man (Numbers 23:19) 11- No one can see god (1 John 4:20) but people saw Jesus 12- God is the living and everlasting (Habakkuk 1:12) 13- Jesus always confessed he is just a prophet sent by god (Matthew 21:10-11) 14- God Declare Himself to be God, Jesus didn't (Ezekiel 20:20) 15- Jesus told his real mission was to preach not sacrifice (Mark 1:38) 16- Jesus desired Mercy not Sacrifice (Matthew 9:13) Jesus refered himseld as 17- Servant: Matthew 10:24, 24:45, 12:18 John 13:16 18- Prophet: Matthew 8:20 13:16,21:11, Mark 6:15, 6;4, 9;37, Luke 7:16, 9:8, 9:19, John 13:17, 7:16, 6:14, 7:40 19- Son of Man: Matthew 5:9, 17:22, 8:20, 18:11, 26:2, Luke 9:22, John 5:27 20- Slave: John 13:16, Matthew 10:24 21- Student: Matthew 10:24 22- Father is Grater than Jesus (John 14:28) How can someone can be greater than God? 23- Jesus was taught by the Father (John 8:28) 24- Jesus can do nothing by himself (John 5:19, John 5:30) 25- Jesus does not even has his own doctrine (John 7:16) 26- Jesus ascend to his God (John 20:17) 27- According to Christian Jesus died as recorded in Matthew 27:27-56 but Bible says that God is infinite Pslam 102:27-27 28- Jesus needed to Pray, Eat, Drink and Was Helped by Woman, as stated in Luke 8:1-3 but God in Bible is self-sufficient Psalm 50:12 29- The God remain the same in nature (Hebrews 1:12) 30- Jesus is the same human today, yesterday and forever (Hebrew 13:8) 31- Jesus could not save anyone as he was even not able to save himself (Hebrews 5:1-8) 32- Jesus said he was send to lost sheep of Israel (Matthew 15:24)

@@Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22 All prophets were called sons of God in bible 👉Adam, who was the son of God.’ (Luke 3:38) 👉Jacob is God’s son and firstborn: ‘Israel is my son, even my firstborn.’ (Exodus 4:22) 👉🏻Solomon: ‘I will be his father, and he shall be my son.’ (2 Samuel 7:13-14) 👉🏻Ephraim: ‘for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.’ (Jeremiah 31:9) 👉🏻is God’s firstborn, common people are called the sons of God: ‘Ye are the children of the Lord your God’ (Deuteronomy 14:1) WHO IS THE FIRST SON OF GOD? 👉🏻Genesis 41:51 says MENASSEH is the FIRST son of God! 👉🏻Exodus 4:22 says ISRAEL is the FIRST son of God! 👉🏻Psalms 89:27 says DAVID is the FIRST son of God! 👉🏻Jeremiah 31:9 says EPHRAIM is the FIRST son of God! This clearly shows son means pious persons not literally meant as Christians believe

Jesus is King 🙏🏽❤️‍🔥he loves you. Repent

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​@@onlyenzoYTeveryone has their own path to walk in life. Be careful or you might trip on your ignorance and stray from yours.

@@melissabellemare7416 You tell him to be careful when so called Christians will never enter heaven. I have found that atheists read scripture, while Christians are content with having it read to them, and prefer being lied to about what it reads, hence the closed minds.

​@@you457wx7You are correct. There are many Christians who don't know The Bible. However, there are also many atheists who attack The Bible with ridiculous/ naive claims.

The book of Enoch contradicts the bible, please don't read it

​@@Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22 the book of Enoch should have been part of the bible but it was removed. I know another cultures christianity includes it. It speaks of the watchers. You shouldn't exclude books that are written around the same period as there is much to learn from them as there is in the king james version. Don't be close minded.

@@anticosmicsatanism The book of Enoch contradicts the bible. That's why it isn't in it.

Enoch & Utnapishtim need to start a glam metal band. Or one needs to name themselves after them.

@@Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22The book of Enoch was written in the 2nd century- The Bible was compiled and edited in the 10th century. You have been conditioned to be scared of the Truth, for with it in your heart, they have no control of Gods creations abilties to find he exists within, always and forever. We were put here to Live in free will, casting off religious branding will free you Soul. Follow the Light of Love.

Literally the satan (adversary) to the cause😅

To the contrary: This manuscript enriches the Christian religion by adding an additional approach that differs from the traditional orthodoxy.

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@@Principles_of_Psychology True. Evidently it presents a discourse that completely carves out a different path from the Christian tradition. However, one would argue that the sanctity with which the crucifixion event is appreciated by Christian adherents is much revered. To alter any aspect of its story telling, especially in a way that deviates away from the normative standard nominated by the church, and to further allude that Christ himself encouraged this thought process, complicates the crucifixion event in a disruptive way.

Why would it? It has no authority.

@@TheGuiltsOfUs is authority ever really needed to cause disruption or chaos?

Interesting. Thanks for posting this.

New age nonsense. You do realize if there was a historical rabbi yeshua he would have been illiterate right?

Go to church. It will change your eternity.

@@MarvelousSeven The church is the people who murdered Christ, just read the words of Jesus.

​@@MarvelousSevenI do not believe in Church, I believe in Jesus.

Maybe he didn't hang himself lol. Possibly one of the many apostles got angry and beat and hung him for betrayal. Did Judas write that he offered himself? Or was it another... There are no good reasons why he ends up offing himself.

Peace be with you Friend ❤ I agree with you not to judge. However, ‭‭John‬ ‭17:12‬ ‭ASV‬‬ [12] While I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but *the son of perdition;* that the scripture might be fulfilled. Perdition meaning- their behavior is likely to lead them to failure and punishment. Judas was always doomed, like Satan

@@Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22then it’s gods fault

@@Hostefar It isn't Friend

...what?

The book of Judas contradicts the bible. So be careful

@@Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22 Maybe the Bible contradicts the Gospel of Judas 🧐

@@spudsbuchlaw No. Because Judas doesn't align with the Bible. Judas is a fake book

​@@Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22the devils is really tricky. How do you know you are reading the correct book? These were just men, not gods.

Interesting topic. What is your reasoning behind it? I would say myth originated in one place and was gradually spread along the old World. It has more sense to me than the notion that all of these myths are referencing the same world-wide flood. I think this myth originated somewhere in the middle east which was a center of domestication and the birth of agriculture. Agriculture was spread through migration from Middle east to many parts of the Old World, and it's not unimaginable that those people/migrants who were bringing the knowledge of farming and agriculture to the rest of the Old World brought these myths and stories with them, which through the next few millenia became for every culture their own distinct flood myth. Problem regarding the flood myths in the New World is that we cannot go back in time and ask native people what is the exact story, we only have stories which were filtered through and written down by the 15th century spanish monks, who firmly believed in the story about the Noah's ark to be truth. That easily could have resulted, and most probably it did, in those monks trying to connect some stories about the floods in the New World with Noah's ark, thus making those stories from the New World seem much more simmilar to the story of Noah's ark than it probably actually was, maybe they were not even remotely simmilar. (mind you that in 15th century there was no spanish-native american dictionary, so much of the actual stories from the New World were highly reinterpretated while being written down and we will never know what the actual story was like) These are not mine ideas, I heard it from several archeologists and thus far it's the explanation for the world-wide spread of the flood myth which for me makes the most sense. Far from saying it's the actual truth, no one can know that, but that's what makes it a interesting topic for discussion.

@@dominikivankovic63 or it was an actual event that took place, and with time became myth with people adding to the story

@@asrarahmed5044 Yes I agree with that, sorry for not emphasizing it in previous comment. I believe there was possibly a flood in the place, or close to, where myth originated, not that it was a worldwide flood.

@dominikivankovic63 In islam there's no reference to it being a worldwide flood. It makes more sense to me the flood took place in a specific place as well. Allah knows best. But I do find it amazing how the oldest written text we have (epic of gilgamesh) talks about the flood and a prominent figure who built an Ark and put all the animals in pairs on it. It resembles the story of Noah/Nuh (PBUH) so closely, it actually gave me goosebumps

The area the ancient israelites/Judaens lived, known today as levant, back then it was called, Canaan. It was the connection point between africa, europe, and asia all the trade routes go through Canaan. (Hence way Egypt and the Hittites were fighting over that area.) This means goods, people, and ideas came through there all the time. Its less about a real world wide flood, but the melding of different peoples. Some of tells in the old testament were most likely influence by these tales and incorperated them and slightly change them to fit in. People of the bronze and iron age record history different, adding embellishments and literary devices (such as characters) to make theological points. The accuracy of the account mattered little, what did matter was what were they trying to tell you.

In 1988 it had been discovered, but nobody knew it was the gospel of Judas, and it had not been translated yet.

Well, I wouldnt say _Steeped_ they have some Gnosticism in them

…Mormons..Seventh Day Advent..it’s a fucking crazy world out there…

​@@bundeswehr7676what about 7 adventists?

“People don’t change, we are as we were then” Yeas and no. Are we just a bunch of primates with all its flaws? Yes. But we have also been the beneficiaries of the principles of the Enlightenment and the development of the scientific method. The fact that we can have this conversation anonymously, over the internet, and NOT be stoned (at least here in the US), tells me we have changed some. We are constantly evolving by every new generation. But I do absolutely agree with you that the Bible is just a “best seller” compilation and things like the Second Council of Nicaea is the equivalent of a bunch of men arguing if the SS Enterprise is faster than the Millennium Falcon

HERE is Our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER ** - Ancient Semitic Cuniform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me. Isaiah 45:5 I am YaH, and there is none else.

@@Praise___YaH what the hell is with u man, stop ur mumbling already, nobody cares bout what ur saying cuz this vid isnt bout ur bible verse

Barnabas Gospel is fabricated. Muslims also know this today. Although it is still taught as authentic by some people.

What's the name of the book?

@@malcmitchell9738 I don’t necessary know that I believe this gospel but within the context of the narrative it makes sense that Judas would commit suicide even if the gospel was true. It’s no different than there being a plan to martyr Jesus and scorn Judas. If scorning Judas is part of the plan, then having him commit suicide reinforces the appearance of guilt which makes his actions even more scornful and implies he was acting out of betrayal rather than loyalty.

Of course. The read why They had Yo present god and reword The character of god as a man who did atrocious work but with a twist of “because of Live You”. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

​@@malcmitchell9738 no, but if you write a script that you expect to be followed and then punish some of the actors that did exactly what you expected them to do in order for your play to be successful, you're someone I would never want to work with.

Peace be with you Friend ❤️ The Book of Judas is a heresy. Do Not read it.

@@Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22 not a good reason not to read it. It makes much more sense than what you probably know

@@ancientdarkness3102 If you want to read it, fine. But it isn't apart of the Bible. It isn't from God

@@ancientdarkness3102how does this make much more sense? In this version Judas ends up as like overseer of the entire realm of everything after the world has ended apparently, so how does that make any sense? Judas was just a man like the other apostles but this version is like something you’d read in a crazy mythology

We've got the internet. Now practically everything might last ages

The Bible is already like 2-4 thousand years old. I’m sure it’s gonna last 😂

@@jonahkuske8409 yes, all of the gnostic gospels were written by others, not by the person in the title

​@@tomtemple69 "This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true" John 21:24 NKJV

Be careful in the Catholic Church and with the pope

Keep educating yourself about it and you won't stay Catholic

Catholic Church is evil bro pls don't listen to them

"If it was Jesus’ plan for Judas to betray Him, why would Jesus label Judas the “son of perdition” (John 17:12) and state that it would have been better if Judas had never been born (Matthew 26:24)? If Judas were simply following Jesus’ instructions, why would he commit suicide once he saw that Jesus was condemned (Matthew 27:5)?" The Bible is Inspired by God. Not the book of Judas

@@Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22 okay so for clarification, I think all of the gnostic texts are flat out fake and unreliable. Every single one of the gnostic gospels contradicts each other in some way, shape, or form. So simply put, I think the Gospel of Judas is just a bunch of nonsense. That said, God knows all, and someone had to betray Jesus for everything to play out as it was supposed to. I don't believe Jesus told Judas to betray him on purpose. I more so believe God, and thus Jesus, knew the outcome of what Judas was going to do and Jesus let it play out so that everything that needs to happen, did and could happen. If Judas doesn't betray Jesus, than Peter doesn't deny him 3 times before the rooster crowed. It played out exactly how it was always ever going to play out. Yes, it was Judas's free will to betray Jesus, but Jesus already knew his free will would take him to that betrayal, and did not stop him, even though he could have because he's all knowing Ultimately I look at the story of Judas as a tragedy, but it was a tragedy that brought salvation for all mankind. Truly I hope he gets to entire the kingdom of heaven, but ultimately that's not our place to know.

Yet the canonical book of John is considered a Gnostic text, written in the early 2nd century ce, and was condemned as heretical by early Christian fathers like Origen, because he believed it was written by a "heretic" Cerinthus.

@@benjalucian1515 None of that is true. Most scholars think that the Gospel of John was written around 90 AD. And Origen never regarded it as “heretical”. Origen even wrote a famous commentary on John! It’s even available online if you want to read it. Since the Gospel of John attributes creation to the Logos and since creation is viewed as good it can’t be Gnostic, as gnosticism presupposes metaphysical dualism (matter bad, spirit good). So, you’re just wrong

@@bayreuth79 Most scholars consider the book of John to be Gnostic. All the "I am the word" and "I am god" claims supposedly said by Jesus would have gotten any Jewish person of the 1st century stoned to death. So obviously the author wasn't actually giving any real history of Jesus. Scholars put the writing of John after 94 ce and possibly as late as the early 2nd century. Origen did a commentary on John which is where he calls it heretical. Read it again.

@@benjalucian1515 That’s by no means the case. Where is the Gnostic metaphysics in the Gospel of John? Matter is not seen as evil and the spiritual is not considered as necessarily good (fallen angels can be evil). The OT has passages that refer to David and Israel as sons of God. Jesus quotes the Psalm: know you not that you are gods? Most of the serious scholars I have read, including the great Raymond E Brown, certainly did not see the text as Gnostic and neither did Origen. You’re projecting

With regard to contradictions in the Bible Bart Ehrman has presented on various occasions the case of Judas Iscariot. He considers the two different accounts, in Matthew 27 and in Acts 1 as incompatible. He is right I suppose, but he overlooks something important. I have responded in different ways, but there is some confusion. To clarify, I want to evaluate my thoughts and rewrite my comment in a more subtle way. The two accounts indeed seem very weird, it is plausible to reject them as incompatible. So there must be something else going on rather than a hanging or another accident in which Judas burst open and his guts came out. To argue that Judas did not strangle himself, but is still alive when Jesus appeared to the twelve disciples, I would like to mention eight points. This is also an attempt to rehabilitate Juda(s), the Jew. 1 John 20:24 says: now Thomas one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. Jesus appeared to eleven disciples, so including Judas, since he is only replaced after the Ascension. There is a problem with the grammar when you take 'the twelve' as a technical term. Please read carefully, the pronomen personel 'them' refers directly to ‘the twelve.’ The pronoun cannot refer to a situation in the past. 2 1 Corinthians 15:5 says: …and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. When Paul writes about the appearance of Jesus, he writes about the situation before the Ascension, so before the replacement of Judas by Matthias which happened after the Ascension. And then there were twelve disciples, Judas including. So it's not the question that Judas is replaced, but that he didn't hang himself. 3 The translation ’hanged himself’ is reasonable but disputable. The Greek απάγχω, composition of από and άγχω means literally squeeze (esp. the throat), strangle, throttle and is also used in derivative or metaphorical meanings as choked with anger, of pressing creditors, of a guilty conscience etc. In Matthew 27:5 απήγξατο appears as 3rd sg. Aoristus Medium and can therefore be translated as strangled or hanged himself. But as I said, a derivative meaning is obvious and more plausible. Therefore I propose the following translation: And hurling the pieces of silver in the sanctuary he left; and after he went off, he got very scared. Interestingly, the Dutch Statenvertaling, which is considered one of the most accurate translations in existence, translates with 'verworgde zichzelf.' It places the reflexive pronoun 'zichzelf' in italics, meaning that this word is not in the text, but has been added as a clarification. This is a textbook example of precise translation. In fact, it then says that his throat was constricted. So it doesn't say that he squeezes his throat himself. A derivative or metaphorical meaning is more likely in that case. The only English translation I know that lists the reflexive pronoun in italics is the Disciples' Literal New Testament (DLNT): And having thrown the silver-coins into the temple, he departed. And having gone away, he hanged himself. So again, this translation is not that literal as to get rid of the hanging. 4 After the Ascension the disciples assembled again to replace Judas. I consider the translation of Acts 1:18 to be very disputable. Only if we assume that Judas has hanged himself and felt, the translation is conceivable. First I would like to mention the passage in the King James Bible: Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out. Let ‘s focus on the second part of verse 18: καί πρηνής γενόμενος έλάκησεν μέσος καί έξεχύθη πάντα τά σπλάχνα αύτού The word translated as headlong, πρηνής can mean: with the head foremost, but the first meaning of πρηνής (nom. sg.) is: with the face downwards, bended or lying on ones stomach. By the way, the word 'prone' is still used in English in the meaning of 'prone position.' It means: to lie on the stomach. Derived meanings are: susceptible, amenable, receptive, open minded, open for suggestions and even vulnerable. Nota bene: the word falling is not in the Greek text, γενόμενος (nom. sg. part. Aoristus of the verb γίγνομαι) means: come into being, take place. People have in their mind, Judas has hanged, so he has to fall. That is what we call prejudice. If we look at the text with an open mind, we will translate differently. I propose: (being) with his face turned to the ground; or shortly: stooped or knelt. To support my argument I mention the way in which the Vulgate reconciled the two reports. The Vulgate translates Acts 1:18 as following: …et hic quidem possedit agrum de mercede iniquitatis et suspensus crepuit medius et diffusa sunt omnia viscera eius (…. he hanged, burst in the midst and his viscera gushed out). The Wycliffe Bible remains the same. But these translations are plainly wrong. Does the Roman church want Judas to hang? Subsequent (protestant) translations, as the King James Version, changed the text in the falling headlong. The word translated as burst, έλακησεν (3rd. sg. Aoristus of the verb λάσκω, λακάω or ληκέω) means: ring, rattle, crack or burst (especially of things) and scream, shout or cry aloud (especially of animals or human beings). (1) That his bowels gushed out is a way of saying, to express a deep sort of compassion or affection. In Hebrew it is referred to as rechamim. In particular it is used to mention God's mercy. The Dutch language has a great word for it, namely: barmhartigheid. Σπλάχνα is been used at several places in the New Testament: 1 John 3:17; 2 Cor. 6:12, 7:15; Col. 3:12; Philemon: 7, 12, 20; Philippians 1:8, 2:1, Luke 1:78. To mention only Luke: Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us. If it is metaphorically translated in those places, it is likely to do this here as well. To conclude, I suggest the following translation: Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity, when he knelt down, he screamed with great compassion.

It's a 15th century fraud written during the Ottoman reign.

@@hannahpocock4152 More precisely to be 16th Century fabricated crypto-texts authored in Spain by a possible Morisco group It has mentions of goods discovered in Americas, which almost all of humanity at the time of historical Jesus haven't even known of the American continent and it's Islands

Even Muslims accept that it was fabricated around 15-17 hundred years after Isa Aleyhisselam.

@@attilaseyfullah8522 what was fabricated?? Whole bible or just a specific version?

@@hizbee5524 the "Barnabas Gospel" version

What's the name of the book?

This is somehow similar to Mary Magdalene's gospel.

That’s the Nag Hammadi Library, also called The Gnostic Gospels. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nag_Hammadi_library

@@loupurvis3148 thank you yes, I couldn’t remember what it was called!!

Yeah just as believable as Hong Xiuquan

thats like saying the devil isn't bad because its part of god's plan (it makes sense in some ways, but thats not how the logic works in Christianity)

I don't consider myself a gnostic, but I resonate with the gnostic idea of Judas. I was thinking of the same story while watching the video. I also recommend reading the poem "Dream of the Rood" the idea of the cross suffering for crucifying Jesus is a deep one.

God is greater than religion.

Religion exists to control the multitude - nothing more.

The number of copies we have today is totally irrelevant when you have a 3rd century source mentioning it by name as a popular heresy

How so?

The Bible is Inspired by God. Not the book of Judas

@@Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22 ok but theyre asking for more academic discussions on books related to those in the bible, not what the bible was inspired by.

are you really mansplaining that to filip the scholar? 😅

The book of Judas contradicts the bible. So be careful

or perhaps it didn't fit the narrative?...