Judas: a biography

An account of the story of the New Testament's arch-villain and his history over the past 2000 years in which Gubar links Christian anti-Semitism with Christianity's attempt to grapple with transcendent evil

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gubar, Susan 1944- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY W. W. Norton c 2009
In:Year: 2009
Edition:1. ed
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judas Iscariot
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Biography
B Judas Iscariot
Description
Summary:An account of the story of the New Testament's arch-villain and his history over the past 2000 years in which Gubar links Christian anti-Semitism with Christianity's attempt to grapple with transcendent evil
Introduction -- Part I: Mysterious origins -- Judas, fact or fiction? -- Alone of all his sex : Genesis in the Gospels -- Part II: Evolving incarnations -- Damned miscegenation : a fiendish adolescence from antiquity on -- Arresting kisses : coming of age, especially during the Renaissance -- In a modern glass darkly : the issue of sacrifice -- Twentieth-century deaths and resurrections : what would Judas do? -- Jesus, according to Judas's bad news : he who is praised
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-429) and index
ISBN:0393064832