Judas: Betrayer or Tragic Hero?

Did you know that everything you think you know about Judas Iscariot might be wrong?

History calls him the ultimate betrayer, the man who handed Jesus over for thirty pieces of silver.

But some scholars and theologians suggest a radical theory: what if Judas didn’t betray

Jesus out of greed—but because he was trying, in his own tragic way, to bring about a

divine kingdom? Did you know that Judas was more than just a disciple? He walked with Jesus

every day, shared meals with him, heard his teachings, and even argued

with him. But unlike the others, Judas carried a heavy burden—he was obsessed with

prophecy and the idea of God’s kingdom. Some say he believed the world was not ready,