Judas Iscariot and the Myth of Jewish Evil

by Hyam Maccoby

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Maccoby shows that in the earliest texts relating to the life of Jesus, no special or sinister role was ascribed to Judas Iscariot. He argues that the evil Judas was an invention of later Christians who wished to distance themselves from the Jews.
  • ISBN10 0029195551
  • ISBN13 9780029195550
  • Publish Date 1 January 1992
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster
  • Imprint The Free Press
  • Edition American ed.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 280
  • Language English