Judas Iscariot buy a field to bury strangers in, which was called the "Field of Blood" because it had been bought with blood money. The Book of Acts quotes Peter as saying that Judas used the money to buy the field himself and, he "[fell] headlong... burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out." His place among the Twelve Apostles was later filled by Matthias. Despite his notorious role in the gospel narratives, Judas remains a controversial figure in Christian history. For instance, Judas's betrayal is seen as setting in motion the events that led to Jesus's crucifixion and
Judas Iscariot Kroeger, recites the fate of Judas from Matthew 27:5 (King James version) at the episode's conclusion. The 1971 novel "I, Judas" by Taylor Caldwell and Jess Stearn () was one of the first published novels to portray Judas in a more sympathetic light. In Martin Scorsese's 1988 film "The Last Temptation of Christ", based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, Judas Iscariot's only motivation in betraying Jesus to the Romans was to help him accomplish his mission by mutual agreement, making Judas the catalyst for the event later interpreted as bringing about humanity's salvation. In "The Last Days of Judas