Judas Iscariot and the Myth of Jewish Evil

Type

Book

Authors

Hyam Maccoby

ISBN 10

0029195551

ISBN 13

9780029195550

Tags

New Testament, Judaism, Minority Studies

Description

Maccoby shows that in the earliest texts relating to the life of Jesus, no special or sinister role was ascribed to Judas Iscariot. He argues that the evil Judas was an invention of later Christians who wished to distance themselves from the Jews. - from Amzon

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