JUDAS- II MA

Judas Iscariot (died c. 30-33 AD) was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve original disciples of Jesus Christ, and son of Simon Iscariot. He is known for the kiss and betrayal of Jesus to the Sanhedrin(a Jewish judicial body)  for thirty silver coins. His name is often used synonymously with betrayal or treason.
Though there are varied accounts of his death, the traditional version sees him as having hanged himself following the betrayal. His place among the Twelve Apostles was later filled by Matthias.

More broadly, a Judas kiss may refer to "an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in fact harmful to the recipient.

According to Matthew, Jesus responded by saying: "Friend, do what you are here to do." This has caused speculation that Jesus and Judas were actually in agreement with each other and that there was no real betrayal

The Gospel of John suggests that Jesus himself was complicit in the betrayal, that moments before Judas went out, Jesus had told him, 'Do quickly what you are going to do'

In the Gospel of John, nothing at all is said about the kiss of Judas.

It is a powerful poem by Mervyn Morris,a Jamaican poet. It criticises God's creation of disloyal people like Judas. Interestingly enough, the speaker is Judas. Judas, the speaker says that he didn't betray Jesus for money only. Thirty bits of silver was nothing for him. He claims that he didn't. But why he was hated by Jesus was not known . Didn't He know that Judas was going to betray? Judas asks this question.. He assertively says that he served the Lord sincerely; he loved Him. Another question is :Why did Jesus distrust Judas, a creation of the omnipotent God Himself? Judas thus blames Jesus for what he did. For, He (the Lord) was the master of the fate of all that He created. As he says, what He spotted He created.

According to the Bible's New Testament, the apostles were the primary disciples of Jesus, the central figure in Christianity. During the life and ministry of Jesus in the first century AD, the apostles were his closest followers and became the primary teachers of the gospel message of Jesus. The word "disciple" is sometimes used interchangeably with "apostle"