We call it the Eucharist

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SCENE 1:Jesus dialogues with his

disciples: The prayer of

thanksgiving or the eucharist

 

One day he was with his disciples in Judea, and he found them

gathered together and seated in pious observance. When he

[approached] his disciples, [34] gathered together and seated and

offering a prayer of thanksgiving over the bread, [he] laughed.

The disciples said to [him], " Master, why are you laughing at [our]

prayer of thanksgiving?We have done what is right. "

He answered and said to them, " I am not laughing at you. <You> are

not doing this because of your own will but because it is through

this that your god [will be] praised. "

They said, " Master, you are […] the son of our god. "

Jesus said to them, " How do you know me? Truly say to you, no

generation of the people that are among you will know me. "

THE DISCIPLES BECOME ANGRY

When his disciples heard this, they started getting angry and

infuriated and began blaspheming against him in their hearts.

When Jesus observed their lack of [understanding, he said] to

them, " Why has this agitation led you to anger? Your god who is

within you and […] [35] have provoked you to anger [within] your

souls. [Let] any one of you who is [strong enough] among human beings

bring out the perfect human and stand before my face. "

They all said, " We have the strength. "

But their spirits did not dare to stand before [him], except for

Judas Iscariot. He was able to stand before him, but he could not

look him in the eyes, and he turned his face away.

Judas [said] to him, " I know who you are and where you have come

from. You are from the immortal realm of Barbelo. And I am not worthy

to utter the name of the one who has sent you. "

JESUS SPEAKS TO JUDAS PRIVATELY

Knowing that Judas was reflecting upon something that was exalted,

Jesus said to him, " Step away from the others and I shall tell you

the mysteries of the kingdom. It is possible for you to reach it, but

you will grieve a great deal. [36] For someone else will replace you,

in order that the twelve [disciples] may again come to completion

with their god. "

Judas said to him, " When will you tell me these things, and [when]

will the great day of light dawn for the generation? "

But when he said this, Jesus left him.

SCENE 2:Jesus appears to the disciples again

The next morning, after this happened, Jesus [appeared] to his

disciples again.

They said to him, " Master, where did you go and what did you do when

you left us? "

Jesus said to them, " I went to another great and holy generation. "

His disciples said to him, " Lord, what is the great generation that

is superior to us and holier than us, that is not now in these

realms? "

When Jesus heard this, he laughed and said to them, " Why are you

thinking in your hearts about the strong and holy generation? [37]

Truly say to you, no one born [of] this aeon will see that

[generation], and no host of angels of the stars will rule over that

generation, and no person of mortal birth can associate with it,

because that generation does not come from […] which has become […].

The generation of people among [you] is from the generation of

humanity […] power, which […the] other powers […] by [which] you

rule. "

2006 National Geographic Society.

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We call it the Eucharist, the Mass. We're so used to it we hardly see

that it's a cannibalistic feast. But whoever wrote the Gospel of

Judas has Jesus laughing at the disciples, to say, what you're doing

is ludicrous. Turning the death of Jesus into something like an

animal sacrifice. Eating flesh and drinking blood ritually, even, is

a kind of obscene gesture. This author, this follower of Jesus, sees

the idea of Jesus dying for our sins as a complete misunderstanding

of the whole message of Jesus.

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Kasser, the translation-project leader, offers an

interpretation: " Jesus says it is necessary for someone to free him

finally from his human body, and he prefers that this liberation be

done by a friend rather than by an enemy.

" So he asks Judas, who is his friend, to sell him out, to betray him.

It's treason to the general public, but between Jesus and Judas it's

not treachery. "

Lost Gospel Revealed, news.nationalgeographic.com