The gospel character of Judas clearly indicates Christian myth making. This title explores the mythic work transpiring in the Judases of the gospels and of subsequent scholarly and artistic interpretation from the perspective of Jorge Luis Borges' "Three Versions of Judas".

Richard G. Walsh is Professor of Religion and Co-director of the Honors Program at Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC.

Preface 1. From the Gospel to Borges and Back Again 2. The Canonical Judas: Oracular Betrayal 3. The Cooperative Judas: True Believer, Phantom of the Infinite 4. The Ascetic Judas: Judas the Scapegoat and Judas the Jew 5. Judas the God 6. Adding Evil to the Son