Was he really the bad guy?
2006-06-26 00:09:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Gospel of Judas is consistent with the Gnostic ideology of Christianity, and is believed to have been written by Gnostics in Egypt around 70 AD. It is of course considered heresy due to it's sharp contrast with the other Gospels...
Judas is portrayed as somewhat of a hero rather than a traitor in this Gospel. It says that Judas was just following Jesus's instructions to bring the Pherisee authorities to arrest him. It says Jesus called Judas off to the side for a private conference, called Judas his "favorite", and told him how special he was before asking Judas to turn him over to the authorities. He is said to have promised Judas great rewards in heaven for his cooperation.
The "accepted" Gospels of course say that Judas did what he did to collect a monetary reward rather than a spiritual reward.
Either way, it appears Judas was just a "tool", but whether he should be respected or not is a matter of perspective.
Peace...
2006-06-26 03:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
The discovery of a previously lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot has electrified the Christian community. What Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell us about Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, is inconsistent and biased. Therefore, the revelation of an ancient gospel that portrays this despised man as someone who saw his role in the Passion of Christ as integral to a larger plan -- a divine plan -- brings new clarity to the old story. If Judas had not betrayed Jesus, Jesus would not have been handed over to the authorities, crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. Could it be that without Judas, the Easter miracle would never have happened?
In The Secrets of Judas, James M. Robinson, an expert historian of early Christianity, examines the Bible and other ancient texts and reveals what we can and cannot know about the life of the historical Judas, his role in Jesus's crucifixion, and whether the Christian church should reevaluate his intentions and possible innocence. Robinson tells the sensational story of the discovery of a gospel attributed to Judas, and shows how this affects Judas's newfound meaning for history and for the Christian faith.
2006-06-26 00:14:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To tell you the truth, there is nobody who could REALLY answer that question, given the fact that he's already dead for a long time and the confusion of information in the 4 gospels (which each one of them gave us a different description about Judas)
But personally, I think we all should really think outside of the box. Say that Judas IS the bad guy, and he really betrayed Jesus becoz he was tempted by the devil. Was he so bad? I mean it, did he do sumthing that's not God's will? No! Becoz the death of Jesus IS the God's will, and Jesus himself knew exactly what was going to happen to him. Okay, maybe now you're not convinced enough and still thought that whatever the logic is, it's still wrong becoz Judas make Jesus killed. Did he really? I think you kinda missed the fact that all Judas did was tell Kayafas (The Jewish priest) where Jesus would be in that fateful night. Judas accompanied Kayafas to the garden, but he didn't know that Kayafas bring soldiers with him was in order to arrest Jesus and brought Him to the court. It should be noted also that at that time, Judas was kinda having a bad relationship with Jesus becoz they have totally different opinions about this whole war thing that was going on (which can happen to all the people in the world) so maybe Judas was just trying to 'rebel' a lil bit. He knew that Kayafas wasn't the one would sentence Jesus or something like it, coz Kayafas was a man who didn't wanna hav a bad reputation and prefer doing the back job. One thing Judas didn't expect was when Kayafas took Jesus to Pilatus, who we all know, was the one who sentenced Jesus to death. Judas didn't know that his actions had very big consequences.
Now, let's say that Judas wasn't the bad guy. Let's say that Judas actually was Jesus' most trusted student and becoz of that, Jesus decided to give Judas 'an simple assignment' which all His other students most likely wouldn't accept or even understand. That is, to kill Jesus Himself, so he could finally redeem all the sin of humanity by beating Death. That is one heavy task if you ask me, to kill your own teacher. But this task isn't one that everyone can accomplish without having a complete faith in your own teacher, a faith that Jesus have something big on his mind which someone mortal like Judas wouldn't understand. So he did it. He did it even it break his heart into pieces that he feel he no longer have the right to live. The kiss that Judas gave Jesus on that night can be interpreted as a gudbye kiss or sumthing like that.
In the end, it really all comes to you. What do you believe with all your hearts and faiths?
2006-06-26 00:50:29 · answer #3 · answered by l4zyl4dy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judas had no writings.He was not the author of the Gnostic gospel.
2006-06-26 00:36:21 · answer #4 · answered by Tommy G. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
devil??? How might all of it have come to pass without Judas? No roman look after, no arrest, no crucifixion...hmmmmm. the place might Christianity be without him? sure, he grew to become into area of the plan, and have been given a foul rap.
2016-12-09 01:40:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, he had his role in history and he fulfilled it. And just to clarify something that someone else answered, Matthew Mark Luke and John were NOT written by Matthew Mark Luke or John they were also written by others who were close to them or from stories handed down. Anyone who tells you otherwise has not done their homework.
2006-06-26 00:55:13 · answer #6 · answered by sadiekay1982 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-06-26 00:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋