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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
W.W. Norton
c 2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | 1. ed |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Judas Iscariot
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Biography
B Judas Iscariot |
| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-429) and index |
| Physical Description: | XXVI, 453 S., [8] Bl., Ill., 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-393-06483-2 978-0-393-06483-4 |
