by Peter Stanford · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781444754728
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«Judas: The Most Hated Name in History» is the historical biography by Peter Stanford, published by Hodder & Stoughton in hardcover (288 pages, in English).
Peter Stanford reconstructs the figure of Judas Iscariot from the Gospels and traces two thousand years of cultural and theological history to explain why his name became synonymous with betrayal. He analyzes his presence in art, literature and film, and sets out the current that sees him as a necessary piece of Jesus's plan, asking whether he was a traitor or a scapegoat.
First edition, published in 2015. The cover bears the subtitle The Troubling History of the Renegade Apostle as a variant of the catalog title.
For readers of history, religion and theology who want to explore how the figure of Judas has been reinterpreted over the centuries in art and popular culture.
Peter James Stanford is an English writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics. His biography of Lord Longford was the basis for the 2006 BAFTA-winning film Longford starring Jim Broadbent in the title role. A former editor of the Catholic Herald newspaper, Stanford is also director of the Longford Trust for prison reform.
