Dating and Origin of the Gospel of Judas

The Gospel of Judas was likely written in the middle of the second century, between 130 and 180 AD. Evidence from church father Irenaeus suggests it predates 180 AD, embracing a Gnostic view not seen before 130 AD. The original composition was in Greek, indicated by linguistic analysis and Irenaeus' knowledge of it in the original language. The Coptic version we have is a translation, typical of the era where many Greek texts were translated into Coptic.