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Help him fulfill gods divine plan. then in 2007, another biblical scholar starts to doubt this interpretation. >> i began to do my own work translating the gospel of judas. and what i began noticing is that there were certain selections of words and translation that didnt reflect the actual coptic language. selections of words and translation that didnt reflect the actual coptic language.

This is hugely shocking. its stunning. >> the gospel of judas totally changes the relationship between jesus and judas. now judas is not a traitor but a trusted ally chosen by jesus to help him fulfill gods divine plan. then in 2007, another biblical scholar starts to doubt this interpretation. >> i began to do my own work translating the gospel of judas. and what i began noticing is that there were certain selections of words and translation that didnt reflect the actual coptic language.

Translation that didnt reflect the actual coptic language. and so this caused me to really sit down and take a second look at this text and start to ask questions, what do we really have here? >> april deconick has come to geneva, to the foundation now keepers of the gospel of judas, to see the actual papyrus for the very first time. >> oh, my gosh, look at that. >> just as judas is finally being rehabilitated, april deconick takes a look at this papyrus and finds, wait a minute. its not saying ...

Selections of words and translation that didnt reflect the actual coptic language. and so this caused me to really sit down and take a second look at this text and start to ask questions, what do we really have here? >> april deconick has come to geneva, to the foundation now keepers of the gospel of judas, to see the actual papyrus for the very first time. >> oh, my gosh, look at that. >> just as judas is finally being rehabilitated, april deconick takes a look at this papyrus and finds, wait a...

Scholar starts to doubt this interpretation. >> i began to do my own work translating the gospel of judas, and what i began noticing is that there were certain selections of words and translation that didnt reflect the actual coptic language. ♪ ♪ >> and so this caused me to really sit down and take a second look at this text and start to can questions. what do we really have here? >> april has come to geneva to the now keepers of the gospel of judas to see the actual papyrus for the very fir...

What we think we are saying. >> there are mistakes in the translation from the very first page. in fact, the very first line. there were certain word choices that were being made and there were certain reconstructions of holes in the manuscript that were being made that didnt reflect what i saw there. >> she re-examines a key moment in the lost gospel, when judas receives his vision. >> master! >> the biggest problem, i think, in the original translation was this line here. in coptic here jesus ...

Its stunning. >> the gospel of judas totally changes the relationship between jesus and judas. now judas is not a traitor but a trusted ally chosen by jesus to help him fulfill gods divine plan. then in 2007, another biblical scholar starts to doubt this interpretation. >> i began to do my own work translating the gospel of judas. and what i began noticing is that there were certain selections of words and translation that didnt reflect the actual coptic language.

Jesus and judas. now judas is not a traitor but a trusted ally. chosen by jesus to help him fulfill gods divine plan. then in 2007, another biblical scholar starts to doubt this interpretation. >> i began to do my own work translating the gospel of judas. and what i began noticing is that there were certain selections of words and translation that didnt reflect the actual coptic language. and so this caused me to really sit down and take a second look at this text and start to ask questions, wha...

This is hugely shocking. its stunning. >> the gospel of judas totally changes the relationship between jesus and judas. now judas is not a traitor but a trusted ally. chosen by jesus to help him fulfill gods divine plan. then in 2007, another biblical scholar starts to doubt this interpretation. >> i began to do my own work translating the gospel of judas. and what i began noticing is that there were certain selections of words and translation that didnt reflect the actual coptic language.