Judas Iscariot , was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He is best known for his betrayal of Jesus , to the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver,by identifying him with a kiss - “Kiss Of Judas” .This was circa the 8th century.
Fast forward to 2011 . Lady Gaga plays Mary Magdelene to mexican actor/rapper Ricky Gonzales who plays Jesus in Gaga’s controversially biblical ‘Judas’ video. The twelve disciples including the one who betrayed , are seen riding Harley Davidson crossbones bikes across some Calfornian highway , in black Schott Perfecto leather biker jackets.
The plot still remains the same?
In an interview she said ““I’ve had a lot of ex-boyfriends betray me – a**holes, we all have them. I began to write a song about an ex-lover who betrayed me, who loved heavy metal music.And then I thought about the biblical implications and how Judas was the betrayer. And once I thought about what I wanted to do with the video. Judas didn’t really betray Christ because he was part of the prophecy. So I thought a more liberating way to tackle the message of the song – we attack the idea by saying my ex betray me and this person haunts me, but I forgive them.”
But was Judas really forgiven? The Gospel of Judas states that the other eleven disciples stoned him to death after they found out , about the betrayal or possibly he himself committed suicide by hanging himself.
If Newton’s laws are anything to go by , well maybe you can never be forgiven . Amen.
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