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The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot
The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot
The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot
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The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot

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The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot is the result of an intense collaboration between a storyteller and a scholar: Jeffrey Archer and Francis J. Moloney. Their brilliant work—bold and simple—is a compelling story for twenty-first-century readers, while maintaining an authenticity that would be credible to a first-century Christian or Jew.

"The very name of ‘Judas' raises among Christians an instinctive reaction of criticism and condemnation…The betrayal of Judas remains…a mystery."
—Pope Benedict XVI, October 2006

The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot sheds new light on the mystery of Judas—including his motives for the betrayal and what happened to him after the crucifixion—by retelling the story of Jesus through the eyes of Judas, using the canonical texts as its basic point of reference. Ostensibly written by Judas's son, Benjamin, and following the narrative style of the Gospels, this re-creation is provocative, compelling, and controversial.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 20, 2007
ISBN9781427201744
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Jeffrey Archer

JEFFREY ARCHER was educated at Oxford University. He served five years as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons and has served twenty-seven years as a Member of the House of Lords. Now published in 97 countries and more than 37 languages, all of his novels and short story collections—including Kane & Abel, Only Time Will Tell and This Was a Man—have been international bestsellers. Jeffrey is married with two sons and three grandchildren, and lives in London, Cambridge and Majorca.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Good novelistic attempt to re-tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth through the eyes of Judas. Not an orthodox view of Jesus, but raises questions about the narratives of the four gospels. Frank Maloney (co-author) said his aim was to get people to look again at Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Imaginative presentation with gilt-edged pages and traditional use of red ink makes the book a delight to hold.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A mock-biography written in the "as told to" format, Jeffrey Archer creates a Judas who is vastly different from the cowardly traitor most of us met in Sunday School. This Judas is beloved of Jesus, and follows Jesus' instructions. It was an enjoyable read, and a quick one.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Interesting blend of storytelling & facts, plus great packaging. Looks like a leather journal, pages are gilded on edge, ribbon to mark your place like in bibles.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A mock-biography written in the "as told to" format, Jeffrey Archer creates a Judas who is vastly different from the cowardly traitor most of us met in Sunday School. This Judas is beloved of Jesus, and follows Jesus' instructions. It was an enjoyable read, and a quick one.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Not terribly impressed with this one. The writing is relatively flat & the majority of Judas' "story" is just a recount of the events told in the other gospels. As a refresher of Jesus' life, this may fit the bill, but there's nothing spectacular about the writing. The ending offers another possible interpretation of Judas post-crucifixion, which may or may not be plausible, but that in itself wasn't enough to make this book memorable for me.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Good novelistic attempt to re-tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth through the eyes of Judas. Not an orthodox view of Jesus, but raises questions about the narratives of the four gospels. Frank Maloney (co-author) said his aim was to get people to look again at Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Imaginative presentation with gilt-edged pages and traditional use of red ink makes the book a delight to hold.