Judas (2016)

By Amos Oz

Judas Iscariot (Biblical Greek: Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης, romanized: Ioúdas Iskariṓtēs; c. 3 AD – c. 30 to 33 AD) was, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane in exchange for thirty pieces of silver, by kissing him on the cheek and addressing him as "master" to reveal his identity to the crowd who had come to arrest him. In modern times, his name is often used synonymously with betrayal, treason, or hatred. Jesus is described predicting Judas' betrayal at the Last Supper in all four canonical gospels. The Gospel of Mark 14:11 and the Gospel of Matthew 26:15 state that Judas committed the betrayal in exchange for payment, with Matthew specifying the thirty pieces of silver. The Gospel of Luke 22:3 and the Gospel of John 13:2 and 13:27 suggest that he was possessed by Satan. According to Matthew 27:1–10, after learning that Jesus was to be crucified, Judas attempted to return the money he had been paid for his betrayal to the chief priests and hanged himself. The priests used the money to buy a field to bury strangers in, which was called the "Field of Blood"…

Published

2016

Pages

314