In the Qu'ran, Judas enters the room where the Prophet Jesus
(PBUH) is waiting and God (SWT) changes Judas' appearance to
that of the Prophet Jesus' and Jesus ascends to heaven
leaving Judas to face crucifixion.
Dr Barbara Theiring in the late 80s/early 90s postulated also
that Judas was actually the Prophet Jesus' closest disciple,
possibly even his brother, and that Judas was the only one
Jesus trusted to carry out this mission. She points out that
at the time, 30 pieces of silver was not a significant amount
of money and that there must have been more to the
story.
There's a hint of a secret agreement between the Prophet
Jesus and Judas recorded in the Gospel of John.
John 13
:26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop,
when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he
gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
:27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus
unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
:28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake
this unto him.
On 4/10/06,
JCC55883@aol.com <
JCC55883@aol.com> wrote:
> Yes, that's right. "Three Versions of Judas"
appeared in Borges' volume
> LABYRINTHS from 1962 ... not sure when "Judas" was
originally written/ublished,
> however. In the story, theologians debate the
authenticity of manuscript evidence
> that seems to indicate that Judas was the true
"savior" in that he forfeited
> his eternal soul to hand Jesus over thereby ensuring
his (Jesus') crucifixion
> and thus redemption for everyone else. There are
additional layers to the
> story -- obviously, it's from Borges -- but that's
it in a nutshell.
>
> Either way, it strikes me that Judas is the
quintessential noir hero.
>
> Jim
> (from Rochester)
-- Anthony Dauer Alexandria, Virginia
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