Betrayal or Blasphemy?

Title: Betrayal or Blasphemy? "Handing over" God's Agent in the Portrayals of Judas in the Gospels
Creator: King, Fergus J.
Relation: Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture Vol. 49, Issue 4, p. 223-230
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146107919877641
Publisher: Sage
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2019
Description: The exact identification of Judas Iscariot has long vexed scholars. The gospel accounts themselves say little, offering a variety of possible motivations for his action, including money and Satanic impulse. The key word used of Judas' actions, paradidonai, found in all four canonical Gospels, offers two translations, “hand over” and “betray,” which remain highly contested. However, the fact that both God and people may “hand over” offers a possible solution, which emerges from an examination of the genre and environment of the four Gospels.
Subject: Judas Iscariot; betrayal; blasphemy; parody; narrative reading
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1469833
Identifier: uon:48320
Identifier: ISSN:0146-1079
Language: eng
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Betrayal or Blasphemy? "Handing over" God's Agent in the Portrayals of Judas in the Gospels