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The Death of Judas - The Characterization of Judas Iscariot in Three Early Christian Accounts of His Death (Hardcover, New)
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The Death of Judas - The Characterization of Judas Iscariot in Three Early Christian Accounts of His Death (Hardcover, New)
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Images of Judas across the centuries of Christian interpretation
predominantly depict him as an object of horror and condemnation.
Some modern interpreters have argued, however, that details about
Judas in the canonical Gospels, such as his remorse and suicide,
are tragic elements that vindicate Judas, to some extent at least.
In addition, the recent discovery of the Gospel of Judas has
provided further evidence that even in antiquity there were widely
differing views of Judas. The question of the characterization of
Judas in early Christianity remains open. Ancient rhetorical
handbooks and countless examples from the literature of the
Greco-Roman period reveal that death-accounts were regarded as
fertile opportunities for shaping the characterization of a figure.
Authors and audiences shared the expectation that the manner of a
person's death revealed character. This insight provides a new
window into the interpretation of Judas in the early Christian era,
since three accounts of the death of Judas have survived from
before 150 CE through the Gospel of Matthew, the Acts of the
Apostles, and the fragments of Papias. Strategies for encomium and
invective, and other elements of Greco-Roman and Jewish literary
portraiture, vividly reveal the character-shaping significance of
the details in the accounts of Judas's death. His final words,
final actions, and the mode of his death-whether suicide by
hanging, falling headlong and bursting, or swelling to the size of
a wagon-all would have been understood to signify Judas's inner
qualities and indicate his moral worth. To ancient auditors, the
characterization of Judas in these texts could lead only to the
assessment of Jesus, 'Woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is
betrayed It would have been better for that one not to have been
born' (Matt. 26.24).
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Imprint: |
Sheffield Phoenix Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2012 |
First published: |
October 2012 |
Authors: |
Jesse E. Robertson
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Laminated cover
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Pages: |
184 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-907534-60-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-907534-60-1 |
Barcode: |
9781907534607 |
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