ILLUMINATION
Published in

ILLUMINATION

Rethinking Judas as the Bad Guy

Ancient text suggests a different motive for the greatest betrayal in history

The name Judas is synonymous with traitor, and maybe rightly so since he is the one who is said to have betrayed Jesus. That led to Jesus' crucifixion and death and to Judas hanging himself in remorse. A very sad story indeed.

--

--

We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy.

Get the Medium app

A button that says 'Download on the App Store', and if clicked it will lead you to the iOS App store
A button that says 'Get it on, Google Play', and if clicked it will lead you to the Google Play store
James Jordan

Teller of tales, many of which are actually true. Award-winning journalist, and the William Allen White Award for reporting.