{"product_id":"judas-the-most-hated-name-in-history-9781619029033","title":"Judas: The Most Hated Name in History","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating biography \"asks Christians and non-believers alike to look anew at Judas\", revealing the Apostle's cultural significance and impact on world history (\u003ci\u003eFox News\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeconstructing the myths and hatred--often anti-Semitic in nature--surrounding the most vilified of Bible characters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this fascinating historical and cultural biography, Peter Standford brings to life Judas Iscariot, who famously betrayed Jesus with a kiss. Beginning with the gospel accounts, Stanford explores 2,000 of cultural and theological history to investigate how the very name Judas came to be synonymous with betrayal and, ultimately, human evil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Stanford points out, there has long been a counter-current of thought that suggests that Judas might in fact have been victim of a terrible injustice: central to Jesus' mission was his death and resurrection, and for there to have been a death, there had to be a betrayal. This thankless role fell to Judas. Should we in fact be grateful to him for his role in the divine drama of salvation? \"You'll have to decide,\" as Bob Dylan sang in the 1960s, \"whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn essential but doomed character in the Passion narrative--and thus the entire story of Christianity--Judas and the betrayal he symbolizes continue to play out in much larger cultural histories, speaking to our deepest fears about friendship, betrayal, and the problem of evil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A satisfying left-field approach to the entire history of Christianity.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Stanford\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior features writer at the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and contributes to the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Catholic weekly \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e, where he is a columnist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Pope Joan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTeach Yourself Catholicism\u003c\/i\u003e and he is a regular host on the BBC World Service.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856095744274,"sku":"9781619029033","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47b58def-bd14-476e-a469-3b2cf9040ba3.jpg?v=1737495249","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/judas-the-most-hated-name-in-history-9781619029033","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}