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About Judas: Images Of The Lost Disciple
Product Description The enigma of the character of Judas has invited a host of speculations dating back to the first century and spanning across time. While Jesus awes us with his otherworldliness and Mary Magdalene lures us with her sensuality, Judas fascinates us with his humanity--his dirty, noble, inscrutable humanity--that defines and demands and understanding. Judas: Images of the Lost Disciple eloquently traces the development of Judas stories in a way that presents them as a living, growing tradition. Beginning prior to their inclusion in the gospels and continuing through the subsequent two thousand years of Christianity, Kim Paffenroth gives us a rich, intriguing encounter with the lost disciple. From Library Journal Judas is a name that lives in infamy: very few have not at least heard his name as a byword for betrayal, and our other images (suicide, or perhaps Dante's vision of his eternal punishment) are scarcely more pleasant. Scholar Paffenroth's work, while not a rehabilitation, adds considerably to this store of images. Effectively a comparative literary study, it tours us gracefully through historical fiction, poetry, drama, belles-lettres, and theology, revealing Judas as a mirror of the anxieties of every age. Highly recommended. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Review "A superb accomplishment..." -- William Klassen, University of Waterloo "Meticulously researched..." -- Amy-Jill Levine, Vanderbilt Divinity School From the Publisher Kim Paffenroth will be appearing in the documentary "Judas: Traitor or Friend?", airing on the History Channel on April 2nd at 8pm Eastern and Pacific. About the Author Kim Paffenroth is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Iona College and the author of In Praise of Wisdom: Literary and Theological Reflections on Faith and Reason (London and New York: Continuum, 2004) and The Heart Set Free: Sin and Redemption in the Gospels, Augustine, Dante, and Flannery O'Connor (London and New York: Continuum, 2005).
