Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction -- Part I: Myysterious origins -- Judas, fact or fiction? -- Alone of all his sex : Genesis in the Gospels -- Part II: Evolving incarnations -- Damned miscegenation : a fiendish adolescence from antiquity on -- Arresting kisses : coming of age, especially during the Renaissance -- In a modern glass darkly : the issue of sacrifice -- Twentieth-century deaths and resurrections : what would Judas do? -- Jesus, according to Judas's bad news : he who is praised.