Judas: Images of the Lost Disciple, Volume 3

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Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 2001 - Religion - 207 pages
Judas has been protrayed as an effete intellectual, a jelous lover, a greedy scoundrel, a misguided patriot, a doomed hero, a man destroyed by despair and God's special, misunderstood messenger and agent. This volume traces the development of the literature and legend surrounding the most famous traitor in Western history. Its purpose is not to find the Judas of history, but rather to provide readers with a map or family tree that shows the similiarities and connections between generations of the Judas story.
 

Contents

Object of Curiosity
1
Object of Horror
17
Dante and the Middle Ages
26
Conclusion
32
AntiSemitic?
50
33
56
Object of Hope
111
Judas the Ultimate Penitent and Universal Guilt
118
Judas as Agent of Salvation
135
Epilogue
143
Bibliography
179
Index
197
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