The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot

by Archer, Jeffrey; Moloney, Francis J., SDB, AM, STD, DPHIL(OXON)

• ISBN13: 9780312375201
• ISBN10: 0312375204
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-20
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

Â"The very name of Â'Judas' raises among Christians an instinctive reaction of criticism and condemnationÂ'¦The betrayal of Judas remainsÂ'¦a mystery.Â" Â--Pope Benedict XVI, October 2006 The Gospel According to Judas, by Benjamin Iscariotsheds new light on the the mystery of JudasÂ--including his motives for the betrayal and what happened to him after the crucifixionÂ--by retelling the story of Jesus through the eyes of Judas, using the canonical texts as its basic point of reference. Ostensibly written by Judas's son, Benjamin, and following the narrative style of the Gospels, this re-creation is provocative, compelling, and controversial. The Gospel According to Judas, by Benjamin Iscariotis the result of an intense collaboration between a storyteller and a scholar: Jeffrey Archerand Francis J. Moloney.Their brilliant workÂ--bold and simpleÂ--is a compelling story for twenty-first-century readers, while maintaining an authenticity that would be credible to a first-century Christian or Jew.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Archer is an internationally bestselling writer whose books have sold more than 120 million copies worldwide. Prof. Francis J. Moloney is a widely respected scholar, education, and priest, and the author of 36 books both scholarly and popular, many of which are about the gospel.

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Praise for The Gospel According to Judas:

"Riveting and plausible."

--Archbishop Desmond Tutu

 

Praise for Jeffrey Archer
"One of the top ten storytellers in the world."
--Los Angeles Times

"There isn't a better storyteller alive."
--Larry King

"Archer is a master entertainer."
--Time

"Cunning plots, silken style . . . Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader."
--The New York Times

"A storyteller in the class of Alexander Dumas. . . Unsurpassed skill…making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next."
--The Washington Post

"Archer plots with skill and keeps you turning the pages."
--Boston Globe