Judas: Betrayer or Friend of Jesus?

Chapter	Title	Page
	Preface
	Abbreviations
	Introduction	1
1	The Nature of Our Sources	11
2	The Name and Its Identifying Role	28
3	The Act of Judas: The Traditional Point of View	41
4	Judas as an Informer	62
5	Judas as Seen through the Eyes of Mark	77
6	Judas as Portrayed by the Gospel of Matthew	96
7	Judas Iscariot in the Writings of Luke	116
8	The Fourth Gospel	137
9	The Death of Judas	160
10	Theologians and Judas Iscariot	177
11	Judas as Seen by Jewish Interpreters	194
	Conclusion	202
	Suicide Note from Judas Iscariot, ca. 30 C.E.	205
	Bibliography	209
	Scripture Index	227
	Index of Apocrypha and Other Ancient Writings	232
	Modern Author Index	233
	Topical Index	237

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