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Are really strongly opposed to roman occupation. if judas was one of these revolutionaries, maybe he got frustrated jesus wasnt taking enough action, in public enough, pressing the matter hard enough. >> maybe he handed over jesus in the hopes that creating a confrontation between jesus and the romans would be the spark that would cause jesus to begin the events that would topple the roman empire. >> these political intrigues form the backdrop to one of the most celebrated scenes of jesus life, ...

Access to the truth. really jesus treats them as a lost cause. >> in the gospel of judas, the other disciples are praying and venerating in ways that make jesus laughs at them. >> why are you laughing at the thanksgiving? >> and they seem to be leading

>> in the new testament gospels, jesus starts his mission traveling through galilee and judea, gathering followers. from them, he chooses 12 to be his closest disciples. >> the term "disciple" simply means learner or student. so when jesus is calling disciples, hes simply gathering a group of students around to learn from him. >> the disciples come from a wide range of backgrounds. from fishermen to tax collectors. >> there was recruitment by jesus, deliberate recruitment. and he wanted a divers...

Judas is not simply that jesus is betrayed by judas in his lifetime but that his teachings are being betrayed after his death. >> the author of the gospel of judas is angry, but hes not angry at the events that transpired in the first century between jesus and judas. hes angry at church leaders in the second century. >> possibly judas is critical of all the disciples of jesus, frankly. and these disciples are standing as kind of ciphers. theyre symbols of the orthodox church of the second centur...

More than 300 and given to the poor. >> sort of one set of rules for the disciples and a different set of rules for jesus. we can see why this event would upset judas. >> this was a big turning point for judas because immediately after he sees this anointing, he goes to the authorities and says, i will betray jesus to you. >> but the following day, judas is back at jesus side as they make a momentous entry into jerusalem for the passover. >> the passover festival is a week-long festival in which...

Where the last supper took place. when jesus and his disciples meet for the last supper, the tension is really building up. through the week that theyve been in jerusalem, there have been increasing conflicts with authorities. something big was about to happen. >> i think theres a real sense of foreboding at the last supper, the way that its portrayed in the gospels. >> theres that moment in the meal, this intimacy, to eat a meal with somebody is to be family with them.

>> but judas himself isnt the person that the author in the text is most interested in. >> regardless of whether judas was a good or bad character in this text, what most scholars would agree is that the gospel of judas is not really about the figure of judas. the disciples are the ones being criticized by the author. >> the real shock reveal of the gospel of judas is that none of the disciples are good. thats what really probably should have been the headline. none of the disciples are that gre...

Point home in a lurid dream sequence. >> the disciples nightmare is absolutely horrific. its just a terrifying scene. >> they are sacrificing their wives and children. there are men engaged in sexual relations with men. >> we saw a great house with a great altar in it! >> its sort of a panoply of sin and theyre very frightened by this vision that they have. theyre not really sure what it means. >> 12 people whom you say are priests. >> jesus responds by saying terrible things are going to be don...

Of character. anyone who jesus had chosen as a disciple must have had something going for him. >> judas was the treasurer of jesus 12 disciples. he was the one jesus trusted with the money. >> jesus saw in judas the kind of man that he wanted to be his follower. we have to assume that theyre friends and that they have this close relationship. >> hes special. he has a key place. and yet somethings going to happen in judas thats going to

Resurfaced, scholars assumed that it is judas who enters the cloud. >> whoever enters the cloud is actually the one who ascends to the highest heaven. this final fragment clarifies that it is, in fact, jesus and not judas who enters the cloud. >> but its judas himself isnt the person that the author in the text is most interested in. >> regardless of whether judas was a good or bad character in this text, what most scholars would agree is that the gospel of judas is not really about the figure o...