I find the Gospel of Judas to provide an interesting perspective on the relationship between Jesus and Judas. In the modern and well-known version of the Bible Judas is portrayed as the betrayer and essentially the “villain” of the story. However, the Gospel of Judas paints him as Jesus’s closest confidant out of the Disciples and the only one who truly understands his teachings. In this text Judas’s betrayal is not in fact a betrayal but an act of obedience which in turn helps Jesus carry out his divine plan. Judas’s alienation from the other Disciples is not because he refuses the teachings but instead understands them better, which differs from what is said in the Bible. Another thing I find interesting about the text is the fact that there is a Holy house in which no mortal can enter. Which therefore denounces the idea that once a man of faith dies he will live among God and the Angels, as taught in many Christian faiths. Another instance of this Gospel differing from others is who made mankind. In the Gospel of Judas, it is Saklas who had the idea and him and his Angels who fashioned Adam and Eve. “Then Saklas said to his angels, ‘Let us create a human being after the likeness and after the image.’ They fashioned Adam and his wife Eve, who is called, in the cloud, Zoe.” As someone who was raised religious, this is the only text I have seen that refers to human life, and their spirits, as “loans”. Overall, I found this text more difficult to read as it is missing so many lines in the middle and appears to be a little choppy. Nevertheless, I found this perspective enjoyable and it leads me to wonder what the true course of events during this time period was.