Judas the Gentile (1999 Lliteras), novel

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Judas the Gentile (1999) is a novel by D.S. Lliteras.

Abstract

A novel on Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Christ. As he drowns his guilt in drink, he analyzes his motives. For thirty pieces of silver he identified Christ with a greeting kiss to soldiers, dooming him to crucifixion. By the author of The Thieves of Golgotha (1998 Lliteras), novel.

"Exceptional new fiction from the author of The Thieves of Golgotha and the Llewellen trilogy. History characterizes Judas as the disciple who betrayed Jesus. In this magnificent study of the conflict between human desires and destiny, Lliteras artfully scrapes away two thousand years of myth to reveal Judas the man: the depth of his agony over his actions, and the intricate nature of his relationship with Jesus. Lliteras infuses his literary world with all the vividness and often heart breaking realism that readers have come to expect from his work. An unforgettable and majestic continuation of Lliteras’ biblical epic, The Thieves of Golgotha."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in the United States (1999).