WORKING WITH THE ENEMY: THE HARMONIZING TRADITION AND THE NEW UTILITY OF JUDAS ISCARIOT IN THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND.

An essay is presented on the process by which Apostle Judas Iscariot can become an ordinary Christian. It explores the development and ossification of the image of Iscariot in early medieval. The author argues that the apostle's image as wicked come from his synoptic versions from the Gospel of John...

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Publicado en:Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 68 - 111
Autor principal: Mize, Britt
Formato: Essay
Publicado: Pennsylvania State University Press Jan2010
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Sumario:An essay is presented on the process by which Apostle Judas Iscariot can become an ordinary Christian. It explores the development and ossification of the image of Iscariot in early medieval. The author argues that the apostle's image as wicked come from his synoptic versions from the Gospel of John. He emphasizes that the emergence of intellectual and institutional tendencies forms a new environment for scriptural interpretation that disrupts the image of Judas.