Judas
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The cult star promised covers of metal staples like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, as well as "a few originals forged in the same cosmic fire."
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
In 2 Maccabees, Judas Maccabeus offers prayers for the dead—meaningful only if the soul can be aided after death—but Protestants typically consider the book extracanonical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert will embody Jesus and Judas during a three-night engagement of the musical ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at the Hollywood Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
But we’ve never seen one like this before: A Judas kiss that went straight to the heart and shattered their deepest convictions.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
“Mean as Judas, some ways, but oh, man, a funny boy, a real fast jockey. Dick liked him, too. We got on great.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Along the way, he encounters revolutionaries, tyrants, false prophets and actual Judases — not to mention a string of passionate lovers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
Several productions have featured female Judases — an added layer of psychological complexity.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018
These were promptly denounced as turncoats and Judases by Peasant Leader Maniu but remained silent on their dignity.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were like the two Judases in Scripture, of whom some one had said, "What one gave to the devil, the other brought back to God."
From Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 by Meinhold, Wilhelm
Honor the Judases, the Benedict Arnolds of the working class?
From The Red Conspiracy by Mereto, Joseph J.
