Comments on: Judas http://williamguice.com/2009/08/13/judas/ . Sun, 25 Dec 2011 03:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://williamguice.com/2009/08/13/judas/comment-page-1/#comment-410 admin Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:12:39 +0000 http://williamguice.com/2009/08/13/judas/#comment-410 For sure. Your second paragraph is something that interests me as well. The way they talk about him. It's a tone thing. For sure.

Your second paragraph is something that interests me as well. The way they talk about him. It’s a tone thing.

]]> By: Bill Blair http://williamguice.com/2009/08/13/judas/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Bill Blair Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:14:26 +0000 http://williamguice.com/2009/08/13/judas/#comment-409 When one considers the inflation rate, I am sure I have sold Jesus out for a lot less money than he did. Given that, my mind goes towards God's grace knowing that I would continue to sell him out, deny him, etc.. without it. The other thing that comes to mind is how the gospel writers sort of assume you have heard of Judas and his betrayal. The gospels tell the story so that it climaxes at the cross, but in many places where Judas is mentioned there is sort of a side note that describes him saying, "you know the guy who betrayed Jesus." If it were written as a mystery, one would expect an author to withhold that info until the betrayal occurs, but the gospel writers name the 12 noting Peter, James, John, etc.., and Judas the traitor. (Matt 10:4) Always found that interesting. When one considers the inflation rate, I am sure I have sold Jesus out for a lot less money than he did. Given that, my mind goes towards God’s grace knowing that I would continue to sell him out, deny him, etc.. without it.

The other thing that comes to mind is how the gospel writers sort of assume you have heard of Judas and his betrayal. The gospels tell the story so that it climaxes at the cross, but in many places where Judas is mentioned there is sort of a side note that describes him saying, “you know the guy who betrayed Jesus.” If it were written as a mystery, one would expect an author to withhold that info until the betrayal occurs, but the gospel writers name the 12 noting Peter, James, John, etc.., and Judas the traitor. (Matt 10:4) Always found that interesting.

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