Art and literature Judas Iscariot

cathédrale saint-lazare, autun. judas hangs himself



judas subject of 1 of oldest surviving english ballads, dates 13th century. in ballad, blame betrayal of christ placed on sister.
in dante s inferno, judas condemned lowest circle of hell: ninth circle of traitors, known frozen lake, cocytus. 1 of 3 sinners deemed evil enough doomed eternity of being chewed in mouths of triple-headed satan (the others being brutus , cassius, assassins of julius caesar). dante writes judas – having committed ultimate act of treachery betraying son of god himself – trapped in jaws of satan s central head, said vicious of three, head, leaving raked fallen angel s claws.
in art, 1 of famous depictions of judas iscariot , kiss of betrayal of jesus taking of christ italian baroque artist, caravaggio, done in 1602.
in memoirs of judas (1867) ferdinando petruccelli della gattina, seen leader of jewish revolt against rule of romans.
edward elgar s oratorio, apostles, depicts judas wanting force jesus declare divinity , establish kingdom on earth.
in trial of christ in 7 stages (1909) john brayshaw kaye, author did not accept idea judas intended betray christ, , poem defence of judas, in adds own vision biblical account of story of trial before sanhedrin , caiaphas.
the story treasure trove f. tennyson jesse relates rediscovery in modern times of thirty pieces of silver judas paid betray christ.
in mikhail bulgakov s novel master , margarita, judas paid high priest of judaea testify against jesus, had been inciting trouble among people of jerusalem. after authorizing crucifixion, pilate suffers agony of regret , turns anger on judas, ordering him assassinated. story within story appears counter-revolutionary novel in context of moscow in 1920s–1930s.
tres versiones de judas (english title: 3 versions of judas ) short story argentine writer , poet jorge luis borges. included in borges anthology, ficciones, published in 1944, , revolves around main character s doubts canonical story of judas instead creates 3 alternative versions.
in martin scorsese s 1988 film last temptation of christ, based on novel nikos kazantzakis, judas iscariot s motivation in betraying jesus romans him accomplish mission mutual agreement, making judas catalyst event later interpreted bringing humanity s salvation.
in last days of judas iscariot (2005), critically acclaimed play stephen adly guirgis, judas given trial in purgatory.
in c. k. stead s 2006 novel name judas, judas, known idas of sidon, recounts story of jesus recalled him forty years later.
pop artist lady gaga wrote song entitled judas , being in love man named judas despite betraying her.
amos oz wrote judas in 2014. theorizes judas believed more jesus , encouraged jesus accept crucifixion in belief god bring him down cross prove jesus divine.
in upcoming film mary magdalene, written helen edmundson, judas played tahar rahim.




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^ dante s inferno – circle 9 – cantos 31–34 . 
^ nga – caravaggio s taking of christ . 
^ baldassare labanca, gesù cristo nella letteratura contemporanea, straniera e italiana, fratelli bocca, 1903, p. 240
^ adams, byron, ed. (2007), edward elgar , world (book), princeton university press, pp. 140–41, isbn 978-0-691-13446-8 
^ magazine of poetry, volume 2, issues 1–4 (1890) charles wells moulton, buffalo, new york [1]
^ archived copy . archived original on 2011-12-14. retrieved 2012-02-23. 
^ equinox – books – book details archived 2012-05-15 @ wayback machine.
^ steven d. greydanus. last temptation of christ: essay in film criticism , faith . decent films. 
^ ben brantley (3 march 2005). theater review; judas gets day in court, satan on witness list . new york times. retrieved 6 november 2013. 
^ diski, jenny (2006-11-17). review: name judas ck stead . guardian. london. 
^ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/tahar-rahim-judas-mary-magdalene-1201820527/