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The Text In Context

"I am telling you this strange story to make a point. In this life there are a good many things that are very difficult to understand or to explain. In our text, the disciples found it extremely difficult to comprehend what Jesus was saying when He told them that one of them was about to betray Him..."Growth Group Leaders - Further discussion may be facilitated by paying special attention to the six points that are highlighted in the conclusion.

Ballad of Judas

People have wrestled with what to make of Judas throughout history. Here is a link to one ballad at least as old as the 13th century, one of the oldest songs in english. It has a rather odd take on Judas - that his sister actually made him fall asleep, took the silver pieces that Jesus gave Judas to buy food and then Judas sells Jesus for thirty pieces, because he's concerned Jesus will want his silver back.
Why would Judas think Jesus wants the silver more than his life? Beats me.

Another Take on Judas #1

Here is a summary of Dante's attempt at interpreting Judas. In this interpretation, Judas is the worst of all sinners throughout history and suffers more than anybody else. In fact, the worst section of Dante' Inferno is named after Judas. So, we have writers blaming Judas' sister for his sin and we have Judas suffering more than anyone for his sins. The church has had a difficult time knowing what to do with Judas.

Another Take on Judas #2

Here is a brief article about another attempt at interpreting Judas. In 2006, a copy of a fake "Gospel" was released. After Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were written and read, authors much later would try to copy them and write about characters from different perspectives. In this fake "gospel," Judas is actually Jesus' best friend and Jesus asks Judas to betray him. Jesus also tells Judas the "real" gospel. This is interesting because it shows that there were attempts to "redeem" Judas fairly early in the Church's history. This Gospel would have been written in the second, third or fourth century AD. Again, this just highlights - people reflecting on Judas' story have had a difficult time interpreting him throughout history. This story is not an actual "gospel," it is not holy scripture and it is not an accurate or appropriate take on Judas.

Another Take on Judas #3

Why did Judas do it?
After we had batted around Barclay's theory for a while, Sam thought for a moment and remarked, "Maybe Judas was throwing Jesus into the deep end of the pool, hoping he'd swim."

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