Last Days of Judas Iscariot: A Play

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This is not to say that the play was without its more serious moments, and the contrast between these and the comedy of the play was brought out very well. Rishi Sharma’s tormented Judas was incredibly believable, his physicality and manner of speaking both flawless as he interacted with Jesus. Sharma was able to transform the character of Judas spectacularly throughout different points in the performance from a loveable child to a drunken mess to a repenting and regretful figure, and it was wonderful to see the realism with which he conveyed the characteristics of each.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot ran during May and into June of 2023 at the University of California: Santa Barbara. The production was directed by Kendra Ware and the cast consisted of Abbs Stoiber (Jesus / Loretta), Abraham Figueroa (Caiaphas / Uncle Pino), Ahlora Smith (Cunningham), Desiree Medina (Saint Monica), Frances Manthorpe (Gloria / Soldier 2), HindBrown, Raymond (1998). The Death of the Messiah, From Gethsemane to the Grave, Volume 1: A Commentary on the Passion Narratives in the Four Gospels. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p.912. ISBN 978-0300140095. Tres versiones de Judas" (English title: "Three Versions of Judas") is a short story by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges; it was included in Borges's anthology Ficciones, published in 1944, and revolves around the main character's doubts about the canonical story of Judas who instead creates three alternative versions. [139] Who deserves forgiveness? Is forgiveness something you earn? Seeking to answer these questions and more is Gustavus Adolphus College’s latest production, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, opening February 17. As I mentioned prior, I was also a fan of Pontius Pilate's scene. Another part that I enjoyed was Simon the Zealot's portion. I really don't have much to say specifically about those parts other than I enjoyed them and found both their characters to be very compelling to the narrative of the story. This scene also was not constantly bogged down by leagues of failed jokes, as other parts did (Mother Teresa's and Judas' Mother's for example), so that may have an impact. Sorry for not going further into this point, I find myself having less specifics to say about moments that I simply liked versus moments that I hated haha.

Spong, John Shelby (2010). The Easter Moment. New York City: HarperCollins. p.150. ISBN 978-0899007328. According to the account in the Gospel of John, Judas carried the disciples' money bag or box ( γλωσσόκομον, glōssokomon), [32] but the Gospel of John makes no mention of the thirty pieces of silver as a fee for betrayal. The evangelist comments in John 12:5–6 that Judas spoke fine words about giving money to the poor, but the reality was "not that he cared for the poor, but [that] he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it." However, in John 13:27–30, when Judas left the gathering of Jesus and his disciples with betrayal in mind, [33] some [of the disciples] thought that Judas might have been leaving to buy supplies or on a charitable errand.Even Satan points out, in his serenely logical (and snidely ironical) way, that if there are “design flaws” in the concept of free will (“C’mon, you really think we have a choice?”), then Judas can hardly be held accountable for his actions. Orchard, O.S.B., Dom Bernard, ed. (1953). A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture. Thomas Nelson & Sons. p.901. Menken, Maarten JJ (2002). "The Old Testament Quotation in Matthew 27,9–10' ". Biblica (83): 9–10. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Ehrman, Bart D. (2008). The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed. Oxfordshire, England: Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-19-534351-9.

L: How have you found the rehearsal process? And what has that experience been like coming in halfway through?Hans Urs von Balthasar (2000) [1990]. Mysterium Paschale. The Mystery of Easter. Translated by Aidan Nichols (2nded.). San Francisco: Ignatius Press. p. 77. ISBN 1-68149348-9. 1990 Edition. Although the sanctification of the instruments of the Passion of Jesus (the so-called Arma Christi), that slowly accrued over the course of the Middle Ages in Christian symbolism and art, also included the head and lips of Judas, [128] the term Judas has entered many languages as a synonym for betrayer, and Judas has become the archetype of the traitor in Western art and literature. Judas is given some role in virtually all literature telling the Passion story and appears in numerous modern novels and movies. In a time-bending corner of Purgatory called Hope, Judas is on trial for his betrayal of Jesus, his soul left in the balance. Through the testimonies of larger-than-life biblical and historical characters such as Mother Teresa, Sigmund Freud and Satan, Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis’ provocative and irreverently funny play forces us to examine our ideas of love, divine mercy, free will and forgiveness, searching for the line between good and evil. Performance Dates & Times

Judas then went on his own to the priests of the Temple, the religious authorities at the time, and offered to betray Jesus in exchange for money—30 pieces of silver, as specified in the Gospel of Matthew. Like the Gospel of John, the Gospel of Luke also cited Satan’s influence, rather than mere greed, as a reason for Judas’s betrayal. John, however, made clear that Judas was an immoral man even before the devil got into him: He kept the “common purse,” the fund that Jesus and his disciples used for their ministry, and stole from it. One of the most famous depictions of Judas Iscariot and his kiss of betrayal of Jesus is The Taking of Christ by Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio, painted in 1602. [135]

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Malloy, Christopher (2021). False Mercy: Recent Heresies Distorting Catholic Truth. Sophia Institute Press. p.41. There are several explanations as to why Judas betrayed Jesus. [62] In the earliest account, in the Gospel of Mark, when he goes to the chief priests to betray Jesus, he is offered money as a reward, but it is not clear that money is his motivation. [63] In the Gospel of Matthew account, on the other hand, he asks what they will pay him for handing Jesus over. [64] In the Gospel of Luke [65] and the Gospel of John, [66] the devil enters into Judas, causing him to offer to betray Jesus. The Gospel of John account has Judas complaining that money has been spent on expensive perfumes to anoint Jesus which could have been spent on the poor, but adds that he was the keeper of the apostles' purse and used to steal from it. [67] According to some, Judas thought he could get the money for betraying Jesus without Him being killed as He would escape like He had done many times before. [68] [69] [70] [71] H: At one point, Saint Monica asks ‘if we are all eternal, and if Human Life is only the first mile in a billion, do you honestly believe that God could abandon any mothaf****r so soon in the journey?’ What role does God play in Last Days?