Many Deaths of Judas Iscariot - A Meditation on Suicide

Zusatztext 'interesting and engaging overviews of the major concerns of the Synoptic Gospels.' - Scripture Bulletin Informationen zum Autor Aaron Maurice Saari Klappentext In this bold! captivating and controversial book! the author combines his own intensely moving personal accounts with incisive scriptural analysis! and challenges the reader to reassess what they think they know about Judas Iscariot and suicide. Zusammenfassung In this bold, captivating and controversial book, the author combines his own intensely moving personal accounts with incisive scriptural analysis, and challenges the reader to reassess what they think they know about Judas Iscariot and suicide. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Part 1: Life Prologue 1. The Legacy of Augustine 2. The Earliest Levels of the Written Christian Tradition: Paul and Q 3. Mark: The Beginning of the Judas Myth Part 2: Death 4.Whether ‘Tis Nobler 5. The Growth of a Myth: Judas in Matthew 6. Luke-Acts: Judas as Satan Part 3: Resurrection? 7. Conclusions. Epilogue. Appendices: Excursus One: Judas Iscariot: What’s in a Name? Excursus Two: Judas as an Historical Figure. Notes. Bibliography. Index

Product details

• Authors: A. M. H. Saari, Aaron M. Saari, Aaron Maurice Saari, Saari Aaron Maurice
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2006
• EAN: 9780415392402
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39240-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, Religion: general, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, New Testaments, Biblical Studies & Exegesis