The Gospel of Judas challenges everything we thought we knew about the most infamous disciple portraying Judas not as a traitor, but as a trusted confidant chosen by Jesus to fulfill a divine mission.

Judas, like Peter, is trying to set the agenda for God. Just like many of us. But you can’t be a follower of Jesus and set the agenda for Him. You can’t be a disciple and judge your Savior.

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Judas, the one who betrayed Jesus for 30 shekels of silver, or Peter, the one who declared his undying love for Jesus and soon after denied Him, not once, not twice, but three times.

Peter Stanford Hodder & Stoughton, £20 This is not a biography of Judas; rather, it is a cultural history of how Judas has been depicted for 2,000 centuries. Indeed, a biography of Judas would be ...

Even St. Peter, speaking centuries before the Judas gospel was composed, seems to attenuate his fallen brother’s actions by telling the remaining apostles that Jesus was betrayed “according to ...

Judas: The Troubling History of the Renegade Apostle by Peter Stanford - book review: Sympathy for a devil following his conscience Stanford is a cool, witty guide, never afraid to admit how ...

More members of the 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live!' cast have been announced. Set for Easter Sunday (April 1, 2018), NBC will bring to broadcast television 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live!' -- a one ...

But the story says more than that Jesus washes the feet of Judas; it tells how he washes Peter’s feet, as well. Peter, whose care for the dignity of his “teacher” and “master” makes him ...

“Judas is a composite of 19th- and 20th-century interpretations that follow the structure of the gospel narrative but turn him once more into a misunderstood anti-hero,” writes Peter Stanford ...