Judas Iscariot, known for his betrayal of Jesus, is a key figure in the Gospel narratives. As an insider become outsider, Judas demarcates Christian boundaries of good and evil. ´Three Versions of Judas´ examines the role of Judas in Christian myth-making. The book draws on Jorge Luis Borges´ "Three Versions of Judas" to present three Judases in the Gospels: a Judas necessary to the divine plan; a Judas who is a determined outsider, denying himself for God´s glory; and a Judas who is demonic. Exploring the findings of biblical criticism and artistic responses to Judas, ´Three Versions of Judas´ offers an analysis of the evil necessarily inherent in Christian narratives about Judas.
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