What was Judas' reward for betraying Christ?
Bargain of Judas Bargain of Judas The Bargain of Judas is a biblical episode related to the life of Jesus which is recorded in all three Synoptic Gospels, , and . It relates how Judas Iscariot made a bargain with the Jewish chief priests to betray Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew specifies that Judas received thirty pieces of silver: Then one of the Twelve — the one called Judas Iscariot — went to the chief priests and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins. From then
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