{UAH} SHOCK BIBLE CLAIM: Jesus was NOT crucified – it was actually JUDAS on the cross

SHOCK BIBLE CLAIM: Jesus was NOT crucified – it was actually JUDAS on the cross

THE facts surrounding Christianity have been put under the spotlight once again after an ancient text resurfaced claiming that Jesus Christ was not crucified.

By Sean Martin

PUBLISHED: 15:16, Sun, Apr 23, 2017 | UPDATED: 15:36, Sun, Apr 23, 2017

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Jesus was not crucified, according to an ancient text

A shocking claim could "collapse Christianity" as it puts one of the key claims of the religion under scrutiny.

A so-called "lost gospel" which has been kept in Turkey claims that it was not Jesus who was crucified, but rather the traitor Judas.

This is according to information allegedly written by Barnabas, one of the messiah's disciples.

The book claims that Judas was leading the Romans to Jesus, but the alleged son of God ascended to Heaven before they reached him, and Judas transformed into the appearance of Jesus, who the authorities subsequently crucified.           

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The body of Judas is then stolen from the grave, leading to claims that he – who everyone allegedly thought was Jesus – rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven.

The leather-bound text, known as the "Gospel of Barnabas" was allegedly discovered by authorities in the year 2000 as part of an anti-smuggling operation in Cyprus, according to the Daily Star.

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Iran's Basij Press claims that this could lead to the downfall for Christianity.

It says: "The discovery of the original Barnabas Bible will now undermine the Christian Church and its authority and will revolutionise the religion in the world.

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"The most significant fact, though, is that this Bible has predicted the coming of Prophet Mohammad and in itself has verified the religion of Islam, and this alone will unbalance the powers of the world and create instability in the Christian world."

Others, however, have claimed that it is a hoax. 

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Vatican expert Maroc Tosatti said: "This extraordinary discovery is probably a hoax, the work of a forger who, according to some, could have been a European scholar from the Middle Ages."

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, shared a similar view.

He described it as a "book full of also historical and geographical errors, the work of a forger".

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