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Research atlas for early Christianity. Claims are tagged attested, traditional, or disputed. Copyrighted full texts, including CCEL editions, are not included.

Texts

surviving

Gospel of Judas

2nd c. (Greek original); Coptic copy c. 280 (radiocarbon) · Coptic (from Greek)

Groups: Sethians (Sethian Gnostics; "Gnostikoi")

Irenaeus (AH I.31.1) knew of a 'Gospel of Judas' used by 'Cainites'. A Coptic copy surfaced on the antiquities market in the 1970s and was published in 2006. It was badly damaged while in dealers' hands.

Where the manuscripts are now

  • Codex Tchacos (Maecenas Foundation); agreed to be returned to the Coptic Museum, Cairo, Cairo, Egypt (custody not verified)

    Codex Tchacos pp. 33–58

    Codex Tchacos

Sources

Mark M. Mattison n.d.. Public-domain dedication by translator

DeChurched Atlas — Early Christianity as history, from every source