Biblical Apostle Judas Iscariot A Critical Evaluation of His Integrit

Abstract

Judas Iscariot is regarded as one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, who trusted him to the extent that he (Jesus) would hand over to him (Judas) money to keep it safe with him as trust. But in the Christian circles his (Judas’) integrity is questioned. He, according to some Christian scholars, was a traitor who in exchange of mere thirty (30) silver coins betrayed his master (Jesus), and testified against him. It is claimed that it was this testimony by Judas that Jesus was sentenced to death at the cross. The two differing images of Judas as described in the Bible and further interpreted by Christian scholars need to be analyzed critically so as to find out who Judas the disciple actually was, a person of integrity or a greedy and traitor. This paper is dedicated to this issue.