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In this text’s visionary portrayal, Judas walks along a stone path into luminous mist beneath star-like lights.
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Historical Library · Other Early Christian Apocrypha
The Betrayal

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Source and translation notes

Anonymous. The title attributes the narrative to Judas, but the work does not establish Judas Iscariot as its historical author.

Codex Tchacos 3 · Coptic (source-language review pending)

English witness: Mark M. Mattison. Public domain witness.

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English translation witness

Gospel of Judas 7:2

The Luminous Cloud

The Betrayal · Gospel of Judas 7

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2Then Judas looked up and saw the luminous cloud, and he entered it. Those standing on the ground heard a voice from the cloud saying, “[ . . . the] great [generation . . . ] and [ . . . ].” And Judas didn't see Jesus anymore.

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