The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot

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

• ISBN13: 9781427201737
• ISBN10: 1427201730
• Edition: Unabridged
• Format: CD
• Copyright: 2007-03-20
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Summary

The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot sheds new light on the mystery of Judas--including his motives for the betrayal and what happened to him after the crucifixion--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 result of an intense collaboration between a storyteller and a scholar--Jeffrey Archer and Francis J. Moloney--this brilliant work 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 125 million copies worldwide. Prof. Francis J. Moloney is a widely respected scholar, educator, and priest, and the author of 36 books both scholarly and popular, many of which are about the gospel.

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“The very name of ‘Judas' raises among Christians an instinctive reaction of criticism and condemnation…The betrayal of Judas remains…a mystery.”--Pope Benedict XVI, October 2006

 

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