Kiss of Judas In the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom the Greek Orthodox Church uses the troparion "Of thy Mystical Supper..", in which the hymnist vows to Jesus that he will "...not kiss Thee as did Judas..." («...οὐ φίλημά σοι δώσω,καθάπερ ὁ Ἰούδας...»): The scene is nearly always included, either as the Kiss itself, or the moment after, in the Arrest of Jesus, or the two combined (as above), in the cycles of the Life of Christ or Passion of Jesus in various media. Kiss of Judas The kiss of Judas, also known (especially in art) as the Betrayal of Christ, is
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories In the Beginning: The Bible Stories "In the Beginning" marked the fourth time Bible stories formed the basis of a Japanese-animated television series, following the two "Superbook" series and "The Flying House", which were made for Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network by Tatsunoko Production in the early 1980s. "In the Beginning" features episodes devoted to most of the major Bible stories of the Old Testament, including the stories of the Creation, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph, Moses, David, and Solomon, with the final episode featuring the birth of Jesus Christ. As with the second "Superbook" series,