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Prinitnte hde UnSittaoetdfeA sm erica
Het haantws ehr emata tbtfoeerrhe eh eariett h
Iitas fo lalyn sdh aumnoeht im-oPvre1r8b:1s3
Frequeonctcluryra ibnbgri eavtiaonnndso tes:
A]-Thjewe iAsnhtq iuiiebtsy]o sephus.
AppC W-TheC ivWiarlis nA ppiaRnoumsa'Hn is otry.
Bj-ThejweisWahr bsy J osephus.
DiRoH -RomanH istobryCy a ssiuCso cDcieoi anus.
Dj-DivjuulsibuySs et afnW einstock.
Jn-ThGeo spoef]lo hn.
KJV-TheK inJga mes bible.
Lk-TheG ospoefLl u ke.
Mk-TheG ospoefMl a rk.
Mt-The GoofsMp aetlt hew.
NT- NewT estament.
OT- OldT esmteant.
Pl-uPtluarrucshL'i ves.
SS-Th"eS furefinSger vaonfIt s"a 5ia21h:-3 53:12.
Suet-aGiSusut eonsTi ruanilqluus.
Sute}C-Thec hapotneT rh Dee ijfiuleuidsi ,nS ueotnsi'Tu hTewe lCvaees ars.
Int hbioso kh aIvg ee nerfaolollweldyt hEen glmiosdheo lfs pelrlaitnthghe ra n
thUeS o.Sn oeemo fte hi diioAsmu sratilan.e mAplhslae sodirp anrtehessiesced
tioinns ctihtea atrimeoin nesu nloetsrhswe iisneda itced.
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Contents
Introduction xi
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ProblweimtsPh a ssiWoene. k . .... . . . 1
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TheT rait.or .. .. 16
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ToK ilalK ing . .. . 28
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Sono ft hGeo ds-Betra.y.ed. . 47
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TheP assiaosTn h eatre . . .. 64
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TheE nigmoafP au.l . .. .. . 83
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TheG hosotfG ali.lee. . . .. .. 105
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Wheni nR om.e.. ..................;.. ............. 1.3.0.
Ramificat.i o.n s. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Afterword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 6.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Bibliog.r.a.p.h.y. .......................1.6.5. .........
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Introduction
Abouatc entuargyoO ,s caWri ldpeo setdh qeu estoifow nh ethaerrrt e flelcitfeed
orw hethleirrf eef leacrttMe.ud c ht hes amqeu estcioounlb dea skeadb ourte li
gion-dtoh geo drse flemcatn o rd oemsa nr efletchtge o dsF?o rt hHei ndutsh,i s
conundrmuimg hhta rdelvye rna taesa ni ssuFeo.rt hemt,h eg ulbfe twetehne
godasn dm eni sn ots od istiTnhcetyh. a vaef abulpohuasn tasmaogfdo eriitai es
int hepiarn theao gno,df oerv eroyc casainodnc ontingIennt cyh.eO ccident,
howeveoru,rc hoiicsse o mewhlaitm itfeodtr,h ea ugufsitg uorfJe e suCsh rist
dominattheeos c cidernetlailg sitoauagsset hes und ominattheeds a yI.tc anb e
granted tshtaathg eedt ohmei naitsme usc hs maltlhearin tu setdob ea sm anyo f
them ore affiuento ft phaWere tsst ern whaovrbele dc omlea rgseelcyu larised.
Aparftr omi nt heU niteSdt atoefsA merictah,er eligcioonucse ronfts h e
churchient sh ew ealtchoyu ntroifte hseW esth avef,o trh em ostp arbte,e n
reducteodm anagicnhga ritcaobnlcee rann.sdt her itusaulrsr ounbdiirntgh s,
deatahnsd m arriaIgtie sst .h eb eauorfyt hec athednroatil t,ss u pposseidg nifi
cancteh,ai tsp arotfn atiohnearli taangdae t trtahcteto su riBsuttJs e.s Cuhsr iisst
stitlhloe n lfuyl lsyc hedualnedad c credWietsetde grond m,a nyl egaanldp arlia
mentairnys tituptaiylo isnpes r vtioch ei ma,n dt haen niverosfah ribisie rsat nhd
deatcho ntitnouc eo nstitthuebt aes eofsa tl eatswtoa nnuhaoll idianym sa ny
countrHiiesns a.m ei sa lsaom uchf avoucruerdws oer dI.ns horhtei, so ura nces
tradle i(tIys peaaksa nA ustralian).
Butw hyH?o wd itd hicso mea bouatn,dw hawta si ta bouJte shuism setlhfa t
allowheidmt og aisnom uchs tatTuhse?a nciewnotr lwda sp olytheainsdat lilc ,
citainedsc ultuhraedts h eoiwrn f louritsuhtienlgda eriyta inedds i vinimtoisets ,
ofw homh avleo nsgi nbceee rne legtaott ehdoe l gdo dhso'm eH.o wd itdh ipsa r
ticudleairtm ya nagteo p usthh ema lals idaen dt hegno o nt om aintahiins
monopofloytr h bee spta rotft wot housayneda rs?
TheA geo fR easodne ahlitm'a seriboluosw T.h erwea sa timweh eno ur
ancesattotrrsi beuvteerdy tthhiencygo ulndo tu ndersttaotn hdme a chinatoifo ns
theg odss,ot hepyr ayfeodrs ufficireaniatnn ds unshtionm ea ket hecirro ps
growI.nm edietviamle Csh,r istpiraanyste odJ esufsom ru cht hes amteh ings.
Whent heb roabda soef W estesronc iweatsya grariitaw na,so nlnya turtahla t
whatm ena ndw omenm ostd e�irferdo mp rovidewnacsge o odw eathaenrd
xu ETT U,J UDAST?h eFna Jlels us!
healtchhyi ldrenp-laenndot fyt hemt oot,or epltahcoes teh awti ldli ei nt he
nexwta rI.tw asl eftt ot hek intgo h andalffea iorfss t atIens. u cahs tatsiocc ial
environmJeenstud,so 'm inaonfct eh cee lesrteiaalwlme sn lta rguenlcyh allenged.
Ina m orsec ienatgiehfi,oc w evietir sp, r oving incdriefafiscfiuonJlrget ls ytu os
holhdi osw ni,fo nlfyo trh ree astohnah teh abse come irrteosl ome avnayne tx i
gencoifem so derlni viWnogu.l odn ec onsaub litb wlhee ns eekitnou gn derstand
ac omputer prfoogerrx aamm,p lCea?nw es eriously tihmera egsiindeoe fna t s
subuwrhbe raen uclefaarc iwlaistb ye inign stafleleeldsi encgu trheat th ewreer e
nos afeptryo bletmows o rrayb oubte cautsheet echnicwihaobn usi iltth ad
prayfeodir tt ofu nction prOoupren roltty o?od istaanncte sdtiodnr ost h avteo
suspetnhde riart iofnaaclu litnoi redset rom ainttahienri erl igbieoluisbe uftws e,
cann ol ongcelra ithmi psr iviTlheegr ee.s urgoefsn tcrei dAemnetr icCahnr istian
fundamentaanldit shmce, o micaatlt emtpotm sa keJ esusso un"dc oomla"y,b e
thlea gsats opfsa d ying retlhidege iaotrnha, t otfla ed isappedaeriitTnyogh. e ar
thev irtoufeJ se subse inpgr omotteotd h eb eaotf r apm usiwco ulmda ket he
founding ofaftC hherriss tiraonliiltnt y h eir graves. Howweivlelr , tradition
ensutrhea Jte smusa intahiinhsse aveonclcyu pancnyo-thi ifms o nopoly-for
somtei mbeu,t b,a rraim nagj ocro llaopfWs ees tecrinv ilistahtmeia ornco,hfs ci
encaen dt echnolwoigluyll timastpeelhlyil ds e misAse h.e h ase njoyseudc ah
lonrge iginti, sa pproprwieaa stwkeh aetv enttrsa nsptioar fefdo hridmh iesn or
mouss uccess.
"ETtu ,J udasT?h-eFn ajlleu ssp!r'op outnhdastt h eirsaes olhiids torreiacal
sonw hyJ escuosn quetrheoedl gdo dasn ds ecuraened x clufsriavnec ohnit shee
Westehrena veBnustt. h inagrsne o ta lwawyhsa tth esye ema,n di tw ilblea rgued
thatth oer igoifCn h ristihaannsio ttyh itnodg o w itthh qeu alities, ora ttributes
fortuonfae m sa nc allJeedso ufsN azareth. Mtohreeex opvlearn,af toiirto ssnu c
cesisst ob ef ounidna ne ntirely dainffdme urcehln atr,g aerre,nt ah ainsc om
monly supposetdh.e oCirhsyna ootas n a ttemtop tp rovteh atth efl apo fa
buttewrifnlcgya nc ausace y clobnueti, sr athceorn cerwnietdih s suoefps r edict
abiliinct oym plseyxs teMmisn.o erv enctasno ccasgiroenoa utt combeustg, r eat
evenatrsme u chm orlei ketloy.
Ini tsetlhfed, e ificaotfiJ oens upsr esean ptesc uliiraorn Ayc.c ordtiont gh e
gospehlews a,ss uppotsoebd et hJee wiMsehs siaam ha,n w itahn e normopuosp
ulafro llowwiintpghr etenstiobo enisnt gh eK inogf t hJeew s.J usattt he point
whent hisse emetodb ea bouttoc omet op ashse,w ast reacherboeutsrlaayyn edd
executHeodw.e verra,t htehra bne comitnhgke i nogf t hJee wass h ew ast outed
tob eh,e i nf acutl timabteeclaymt eh eo ffigcoidao lft heR omanE mpire-the
verpyo wetrh adte strotyheneda tihoenw ass eekirnegg naonvceyr .
Intruocdtni o xm
Fort hosweh oa ren otfa miliwairt thh eJ esudsr amaw,es houllodo akt a
thumbnsakielt ocfth h sei gnifeivceanintnths i csa reaesdr e picitnoe udrg ospels.
Arountdh ea geo ft hiryteya rasn,di na pproxim3a0tADe lbyy o urr eckoning,
Jessuusd deanplpye aornts h sec enaen dp resehnitmss ebleff oarm ea nk nowans
Johnt heB aptoinstt h eb ankosft her ivJeorr diannP alestainndie sp, r omptly
baptibzyeh di mJ.o hnh,i msealf fi guorfne o m eans tatiumsm,e diarteecloyg
nizJeess aussh issp iristuupaelr Ai voori.fc reo tmh hee avepnrse,s umteobd et hat
oft hHee breawn cesdteriatdlye ,c latrheaJste siushs i sso na,n dt hahtei sp leased
withhi m( forre asownhsi cahr neo ts tated).
Shortalftye rwaJredss,uh se adisn ttoh ew ildwsh,e rSea taenn deavotuor s
temphti mi ntwoo rshiphpiimnw,gh icJhe susst eadfraesfutslteyos d o.S atan
soorne alhiiseseff so ratrsfe u tialnedd, e siasntdds e camOpns .l eavtihnwegi lder
nesJse,s ucso lletcwteslm veen t oh imsealshf i dsi scipalpepsa,r ebnyts lhye er
forocfec harisHmeat .h eenm baroknsa B litzkcraireeogeft r e achfianight,eh a l
inga ndm agitcr,e kkfirnogvm i lltaogv ei lliangG ea lilweieth hi nso wf aithful
trooHpe.s triidnetsso y nagogaunedas s toutnhdpesa rishiwointehhri sas u da
ciopurse achbiunmtgo ,r pea rticuwliattrhhl meyi rachlepe esr forNmoswh. e h as
ap roblbeemc auhsueg cer owfdosl lhoiwme verywhheegr oee asn,dh eb ecomes
sop opultahrah te h ast or esotrost u btertfoua gveo itdh eme,v einfj usttog et
somsel eep.
Increashienr galiyst ehsei roef t hee stablciisvhaienlddr eligaiuotuhso rities,
usuadlelsyc rigbeende riacsa" ltlhsyec riabnedPs h arisHeeer se"c.i protchaetiers
ilwli lblyr efertroti nhgei mn u nabashheodsltyti elrem wsa,r nihnigfs o llotwoe rs
bewarofet hema,n dt aggitnhge mw itshu cehp ithaes"t ssp awonfS ataonr"
"generaotfvi iopne rTsh"es. c riabnedPs h aritsaekeeesx cepttoi tohni asn,dp lot
tos ilehnicmeo ncaen df oarl Hlo.w evetrh,ii ssd ifficutloat c complbiescha use
hei sc onstaanctcloym pabniyae ddo rianngdh ailcirnogw ds.
Ata ni ndefinpiotienS ti,m oPne tehric,sh ideifs cidpelcel,at rheaJste siusts h e
Sono fG odJ;e saufsf itrhmitsso b et ruaen da ppoiPnettsae srh irsi ght-mhaann d
andf irpsrti eFsrto.mt heonn J,e ssutsa tretlsl hiindsgi scitphlahetesh atso g ot o
Jerusatlobe ema rresatneded x ecuatfteedwr,h ichhew ilrle tufrrno tmh dee aIdt.
isn otc lewahre thaenryo ft heme ithuenrd erstoarbn edl itehviees v,e tnh ough
Jesurse peatteedlltlyhs e mt haittm usht appeHne. f inasleliyzt ehsem oment,
saddluepas d onkeayn dr idtersi umphainntttlohy eH olyC ityo fJ erusalem,
hailaeskd i nbgy m assaelso nawg a ys trewwint pha lfmr onHdess .t orimnst toh e
sacrteedm pblrea ndisahw ihnigpa ndd rivoeustt hemo neychanagnedmr esr
chanptusr veysiancgr ifiacniiamlat lots h pei ouHse.e ngagienas n umbeorfd is
putewsi tht heP harisaeleelsn ,g endertihnegia rn tagonTihsemr .e ligious
XIV ETT U,J UDAST?h eFna Jlels us!
hierarbcechoym seeo tn k illhiinmg- apparfeonhrti lrsye forvmiieswatsn dr egal
pretensiontsh-esbytu ithl alv teh ep robloefma pprehenhdiimnw gh enh e's
unprotebcyht oerdd oefsa dmirers.
Theibri cgh anacrer iuvneesx pectaed dalyoy rs, ob efotrhece e lebroaftt ihoen
feaosftt h Pea ssoOvuetro .ft hbel ue, lJsucdaarsoi noeot fJ, e sudsi's ciopffleerss,
tod eliJveesrtu ost heimn s ecrOevte.r jotyheedsy,e itzheoe p tiaonnde vegni ve
hims omem oneyL.a toen t heP assover eJvuednalisen agad, ts r ooopft emple
politcowe h erJee siussa, n dh ei sb rougbhetf oarr ee ligious trihbeui nsa l. There
accusaenddf ound goufbi llatsyp heTmhyev. e rnye xmto rnitnhgpe r iests deliver
himt ot heR omang overnPoorn,t iPuisl awthee,ri etw ouladp petahra Jte siuss
sententcode eda tbhyp, o puldaerm anfdo,cr l aimtionb get hKei nogf t he Jews.
Fort hihsei sd ulcyr uciafnidet dh,me o menotft hoec casion isi nac p aoprtured
tentosupse etchhaJ te sduesl ivteoar g sr ouopfw omena sh ew alktshl ea smti lteo
ap lawciet thh oem inonuasm eo fG olgotha-
Weepn ofotrm e0, da ughotjfe erruss alem
Buty ofosurer lavnefodsry , uo rch inld.r e
Fotrhda eyis c omwihnegteyn hs hsaally
Bleasrsteehb dea rren,
Thweo mtbhsna etvb eoerr,
Antdh pea ptashtn e vgeasrvue ck.
Fotreh nt yhse hsaallty o mtohuaeni tFnasoll,nu s
Andt htHeoi lclso,v er
us.
Fort yhife tdhoet shneigis tn h gree etnr ee
Whasth taeyhlld oi nth drye?
Buta f ewd ayasft ehri esx ecuthieor ni,sf erso tmh dee admu,c ht ot hrea pture
ands urproifes vee hni mso sitm medisautpep orwtheora sr,te h einn strutcot ed
goo uta nds pretahdeg lorinoeuwsos f h irse surreacntd"i tohnke i ngdoomf
God"I.nt hCeh ristsicahne moeft hingsi,s t thhger iesa tmeosmte nitn h istory,
andt hfeo undaetvieonontf C hristianity itself.
Buti si th istorTihcera olm?a ntviiceiw st hatth er eligsitoanr atmeodn gas t
grouopfp oofirs hermaenndn obodwiheoss zee aaln dp reparefdonmrea srst yr
domu ltimactoenlqyu earh eods tainldue n beliewvoirnlIgdn .t hef acoefp erse
cutiotnh,ed ya untlewsesnfltoy r tahn dp reacthhede" gospoefJl e suCsh rist",
beinmge rciltehsrsolwiynn ttoh em awso fh ungrlyio fnostr h efiari Atnhd.t hat
