Judas Iscariot as a character in the Gospel of John

Abstract

This dissertation will deal with the character of 'Judas Iscariot' as one of the main characters in the Gospel of John. I will present those episodes in which Judas features a representative of unbelief in this Gospel. the first chapter will thus deal with Jn 6 in which Jesus already announces the betrayal of Judas. The second chapter will concentrate on Jn 12 where Judas protested with Jesus against Mary, the sister of Lazarus. The third chapter will focus on Jn 13, namely the Last Supper, and Jn 18, which recounts the arrest of Jesus. In both episodes, Judas features prominently as an adversary of Jesus.