Codex Tchacos

No discussion of astral determinism in second-century discourse can now be complete without an examination of the recently discovered Gospel of Judas in the Codex Tchacos. The word star or stars is used on numerous occasions within this ciulous, compelling Sethian text—more than in any other single tractate from Christian antiquity. And Jesus addresses Judas with what seems to be a clear admonition about the malevolent power of astral determinism "Judas, your star has led you astray (Gosjud 45,13-14). 

Gospel of Judasfrom Codex Tchacos. Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, and Gregor Wurst. Washington, D.C. National Geographic, 2006. 

Jewish Apocalyptic Literature. In The Codex Judas Papers Proceedings of the International Congress on Codex Tchacos held at Rice University, Houston, Texas, March 13-16,2008, edited by April DeConick, 289-304. Leiden Brill, 2009. 

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