Editing Catharism (section)

=== Texts ===
The alleged sacred texts of the Cathars, besides the New Testament, included the [[Bogomil]] text ''[[Gospel of the Secret Supper|The Gospel of the Secret Supper]]'' (also called ''John's Interrogation''), a modified version of ''[[Ascension of Isaiah]]'', and the Cathar original work ''The Book of the Two Principles'' (possibly penned by Italian Cathar John Lugio of Bergamo).{{sfn|Smith|2015|p=11}}{{sfn|Barnstone|Meyer|2006|p=751}} They regarded the Old Testament as written by Satan, except for a few books which they accepted,{{sfn|Peters|1980|p=108|loc=The Cathars}} and considered the [[Book of Revelation]] not a prophecy about the future, but an allegorical chronicle of what had transpired in Satan's rebellion. Their reinterpretation of those texts contained numerous elements characteristic of [[Gnostic]] literature.{{sfn|Smith|2015|p=11}}