Sometimes I wish I was raised in a christian household where I was forced to read the bible and go to church. The reason is because I feel like everybody except for me knew prior to reading the Gospel of Judas who Judas was and what he did. Although I am not knowledgeable with biblical figures, I do know how to research to gain background information which I did before jumping into this reading. The Gospel of Judas opens with Jesus and his disciples all gathered together for their Thanksgiving prayer. Jesus begins criticizing in a wise way how the disciples seemed to not be gathered for themselves, but for the worship of God. He also tells the disciples that they do not actually know who Jesus is, they only think they do because of what they have been told. The 12 disciples grow angry by this comment but Jesus interrupts their frustrated emotions. Jesus describes that their negative thinking keeps them from being strong enough to stand with him. This is where Judas becomes relevant in the story. Judas believes that he is strong enough to stand with Jesus, however the story exclaims that he is unable to face Jesus. This action makes me think Judas believes he is bigger than he actually is. He has the confidence to fake it but his body language shows he is internally weaker than he says. What I like about the Gospel of Judas is the internal conflict Judas has that is not physically written about. In the story, Judas continues to seek knowledge from Jesus about the higher power and how he can be acquainted with it. Jesus tries to teach Judas all he wishes to know. Even after his appointments with Jesus, Judas proceeds to make his fatal action, betraying Jesus. It seems like Judas let his thirst for strength and power enable him to turn his will into something evil. If he had listened to the words Jesus was trying to tell him, he would have gained spiritual knowledge that may have let him achieve what he wanted in a virtuous way.