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Originally Posted by marichiko
I think Judas was the fulcrum of the lever with which Christianity moved the world. He was a tool - as good as any other.
If Judas hadn't betrayed Jesus, Jesus would probably have lived to a ripe old age, writing obscure scrolls for a quaint little sect that modern historians would consider an offshoot of Judaism that briefly flourished and then died out. The rest of us would currently be pagans or atheists or insurance brokers.
Had Pontius Pilot caught Judas on a good day, Judas might well have said, "No way, man!" But the rent was probably due, the car was in the shop, and baby needed a new pair of sandles. Judas figured those 20 pieces of gold would come in handy.
Is the butterfly who flaps his wing in the Amazon and causes a hurricane a villain or a hero? Don't ask the butterfly, a parrot ate him months ago.
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Of which later the story goes Judas felt guilty and took back the money but the priests would not accept blood money because it was unclean. The priests bought a plot of land which later Judas died on perhaps by hanging humself. We don't know.
Also Judas may not have been an apostile anyway so other storys go. I think Bruce might be right. He might be another intelligent design scapegoat for the Church. Maybe he was a mole from the church? lol
Anyway I don't know if he was a villian or not. Living is messy business.
He might just be away for attention to be off Pontius Pilot who didn't want to stand up to an angry Jewish mob for political reasons?