Morgan in 1911 and was later donated to the public. Found in Egypt in 1910 it was purchased, along with other manuscripts, by J.P. Here, part of the text from the manuscript holding the newly deciphered Passion story of Jesus. Cyril and they were probably not given by the saint in real life, van den Broek explained in his book. A number of texts in ancient times claim to be homilies by St. In the story Cyril tells the Easter story as part of a homily (a type of sermon). Cyril of Jerusalem who lived during the fourth century. In his work, Contra Celsum the ancient writerOrigen, stated that "to those who saw him he did not appear alike to all." "This explanation of Judas' kiss is first found in Origen ," van den Broek writes. This understanding of Judas' kiss goes way back. By kissing Jesus Judas tells the people exactly who he is. If Judas had given the arresters a description of Jesus he could have changed shape. " This leads Judas to suggest using a kiss as a means to identify him. Sometimes he is ruddy, sometimes he is white, sometimes he is red, sometimes he is wheat coloured, sometimes he is pallid like ascetics, sometimes he is a youth, sometimes an old man. "Then the Jews said to Judas: How shall we arrest him, for he does not have a single shape but his appearance changes. This apocryphal tale explains that the reason Judas used a kiss, specifically, is because Jesus had the ability to change shape. In the canonical bible the apostle Judas betrays Jesus in exchange for money by using a kiss to identify him leading to Jesus' arrest. In the Coptic and Ethiopian churches, Pilate is regarded as a saint, which explains the sympathetic portrayal in the text, van den Broek writes. Pilate and his wife both have visions that night that show an eagle (representing Jesus) being killed. "Pilate, then, looked at Jesus and, behold, he became incorporeal: He did not see him for a long time. In the text, Jesus comforts him, saying, "Oh Pilate, you have been deemed worthy of a great grace because you have shown a good disposition to me." Jesus also showed Pilate that he can escape if he chose to. Pilate later tells Jesus, "well then, behold, the night has come, rise and withdraw, and when the morning comes and they accuse me because of you, I shall give them the only son I have so that they can kill him in your place." And Jesus blessed Pilate and his whole house," reads part of the text in translation. "Without further ado, Pilate prepared a table and he ate with Jesus on the fifth day of the week. (Image credit: Image courtesy The Pierpont Morgan Library) Here, a cross decoration from the text, of which there are two copies, the best preserved in the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. A researcher has deciphered a 1,200-year-old Coptic text that tells part of the Passion (the Easter story) with apocryphal plot twists, some of which have never been seen before.
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