The Gospel of Judas: who's who, timeline and places
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- JesusJesus questions the disciples’ understanding of him and offers Judas private teaching.First seen in chapter 1
- JudasJudas alone stands before Jesus and identifies him with Barbelo.First seen in chapter 1
- disciplesThe disciples pray over bread and become angry when Jesus questions their knowledge of him.First seen in chapter 1
- crowdThe crowd appears in the disciples’ vision of an altar where people invoke Jesus’ name.First seen in chapter 3
- human generationsHuman generations are contrasted with the holy generation whose life endures.First seen in chapter 4
- SaklasSaklas produces angels and joins them in fashioning Adam and Eve with limited lifespans.First seen in chapter 5
- Chapter 1
Jesus laughs at the disciples’ prayer over bread and questions their knowledge of him.
- Chapter 1
Judas alone stands before Jesus, identifies him with Barbelo, and receives an offer of private teaching.
- Chapter 2
Jesus returns and tells the disciples that he visits another holy generation.
- Chapter 2
Jesus explains that mortals cannot join that generation and angels cannot rule it, leaving the disciples troubled.
- Chapter 3
The disciples describe a vision of twelve priests receiving offerings at an altar amid acts of violence and sacrifice.
- Chapter 3
Jesus identifies the disciples with the corrupt priests and commands them to stop sacrificing.
- Chapter 4
Judas describes a vision of the disciples attacking him and a vast house whose people he wants to join.
- Chapter 4
Jesus predicts that Judas will rule other generations but remain excluded from the holy generation.
- Chapter 5
Jesus describes heavenly creation and explains how Saklas and his angels fashion Adam and Eve with limited lifespans.
- Chapter 5
Jesus predicts rule by Judas’s star over a thirteenth realm and the destruction of erring stars and warriors.
- Chapter 6
Jesus tells Judas that he must sacrifice the human who carries him.
- Chapter 6
Judas enters a luminous cloud, then accepts money from those seeking to arrest Jesus and hands him over.
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- JudeaJudea is where Jesus finds the disciples praying over bread.First seen in chapter 1
- altarThe altar appears in the disciples’ vision, where twelve priests receive offerings.First seen in chapter 3
- houseThe vast house appears in Judas’s vision, and he longs to join its people.First seen in chapter 4
- realms of lightThe realms of light are heavenly regions created with countless serving angels.First seen in chapter 5
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