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Judas

[joo-duhs] / ˈdʒu dəs /


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The isolated image of Judas bestowing a traitor’s kiss on Jesus is especially arresting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The cult star promised covers of metal staples like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, as well as "a few originals forged in the same cosmic fire."

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

The headliners, Erivo as Jesus and Adam Lambert as Judas, certainly have sizable fan bases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025

But we’ve never seen one like this before: A Judas kiss that went straight to the heart and shattered their deepest convictions.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025

Witness Simon who is called Peter, Matthew also known as Levi, Nathaniel who is also Bartholomew, Judas, not Iscariot, who took the name Thaddeus, Simeon who went by Niger, Saul who became Paul.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Along the way, he encounters revolutionaries, tyrants, false prophets and actual Judases — not to mention a string of passionate lovers.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023

Several productions have featured female Judases — an added layer of psychological complexity.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018

These were promptly denounced as turncoats and Judases by Peasant Leader Maniu but remained silent on their dignity.

From Time Magazine Archive

People carried hoops of Judases elevated on the top of a long pole.

From Aztec Land by Maturin Murray Ballou

The hands of the Judases were stuck straight out on each side and from one hand to the other there was a string stretched.

From The Mexican Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins


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