The Gospel of Judas follows the traditional story of Jesus’s betrayal in many ways—the authorities approach Judas, Judas exposes Jesus’s identity, and Judas receives payment. But there’s one crucial distinction: Judas, as the favored discipline, performs this act at Jesus’s request. Discovered in Egypt in the 1970s, the Gospel of Judas raises fascinating questions about the early Jesus movement, the nature of the universe, and the meaning of “faith.” Join us for part two of this three-part series on the heretical gospels, which began in December with the Gospel of Mary (Magdalene).