Where is Judas the betrayer after good friday?
Several years ago, the unveiling of the Gospel of Judas gave new life to the debate about whether Judas was indeed acting as a betrayer, or not. Whatever his motive, the name Judas has become synonymous with betrayer. In the lore of the Christian church, Judas becomes a shadow. Following his betrayal of Jesus and suicide, Judas is never mentioned again in the Bible. He is banished from sight and memory. Betrayal belongs in the dark. He is banished from sight and memory. Betrayal belongs in the dark. It was not only Judas who betrayed Jesus before his crucifixion. These other betrayals were not as dramatic or as severe, but his friends nevertheless turned their backs on him in his hour of need. In the early morning hours before Jesus was crucified, Simon Peter cowered on a street corner. A woman pointed her finger at him and accused him of being a follower of Jesus. Fearfully, Peter responded, “I don’t know what you are talking about. I never saw him before.” Peter is then asked this qu
