Richard G Walsh

Three Versions of Judas

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'Three Versions of Judas' examines the role of Judas in Christian myth-making. The book draws on Jorge Luis Borges' "Three Versions of Judas" to present three Judases in the Gospels: a Judas necessary to the divine plan; a Judas who is a determined outsider, denying himself for God's glory; and a Judas who is demonic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781845537029
• ISBN-10: 1845537025
• Artikelnr.: 29956339

Autorenporträt

Richard G. Walsh is Professor of Religion and Co-director of the Honors Program at Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. From the Gospel to Borges and Back Again 2. The Canonical Judas:
Oracular Betrayal 3. The Cooperative Judas: True Believer, Phantom of the
Infinite 4. The Ascetic Judas: Judas the Scapegoat and Judas the Jew 5.
Judas the God 6. Adding Evil to the Son