Gospel of Judas

The Gospel of Judas is a Gnostic religious text and an apocryphal gospel. It presents a series of conversations, supposedly between Jesus and his disciples, with special focus on Judas Iscariot during the final period of Jesus' life. Rather than a narrative novel or a straightforward biography, it is a religious work that offers a very different view of Jesus, Judas, and the circle around him.

It will suit readers interested in early Christianity, non-canonical religious writings, and the way the same figures can appear in sharply different traditions. What sets it apart is its unusual portrayal of Judas as Jesus' most faithful disciple, and the fact that the text became known to scholars in full only after the reconstruction of Codex Tchacos. If you are drawn to Gnostic writings and texts that challenge familiar religious assumptions, this is a natural place to look.