Judas: Betrayer or Friend of Jesus? (1996 Klassen), book

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Judas: Betrayer or Friend of Jesus? (1996) is a book by William Klassen.

Abstract

The book traces the ways in which Judas was portrayed by the four writers of the Gospels. While in the earliest sources Judas was not a traitor, the picture was increasingly demonized as the later Gospels were written.

Editions and translations

Published in Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1996.

Table of contents

1. The Nature of Our Sources -- 2. The Name and Its Identifying Role -- 3. The Act of Judas: The Traditional Point of View -- 4. Judas as an Informer -- 5. Judas as Seen through the Eyes of Mark -- 6. Judas as Portrayed by the Gospel of Matthew -- 7. Judas Iscariot in the Writings of Luke -- 8. The Fourth Gospel -- 9. The Death of Judas -- 10. Theologians and Judas Iscariot -- 11. Judas as Seen by Jewish Interpreters -- Suicide Note from Judas Iscariot, ca. 30 C.E.

External links

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