John Shelby Spong - The Story of Judas Iscariot

In one of his boldest lectures yet, Bishop John Shelby Spong asserts that Judas Iscariot, the man who biblically betrayed Jesus Christ, never actually walked the earth. He's merely a literary creation, who, according to Spong, was added to the Bible as a device. For his proof, Spong turns to Jewish history, touching on the Roman Empire and previous biblical stories with striking similarities to Judas'. This lecture was Spong's fourth of five in a week titled "Re-claiming the Bible in a Non-Religious World."
Read Mary Desmond's recap for The Chautauquan Daily here: chqny.in/QBjKnT.