The Kiss of Judas. Anonymous painting of the 12th century, Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

According to the Synoptic Gospels, Judas pointed out Jesus to those he led to arrest him by means of a kiss. This is the kiss of Judas, also known (especially in art) as the Betrayal of Christ. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (461x681, 101 KB) de: Kuss des Judas Ischariot; 12. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (461x681, 101 KB) de: Kuss des Judas Ischariot; 12. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The Uffizi Gallery (Italian Galleria degli Uffizi) is a palace or palazzo in Florence, holding one of the most famous museums in the world. ... Florence (or Firenze, Florentia and Fiorenza) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. ... In the New Testament of the Christian Bible, gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke are so similar that they are called the synoptic gospels (from Greek, συν, syn, together, and οψις, opsis, seeing). ... Iscariot redirects here. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... For the American rock band, see Kiss (band). ...

In the Bible

Both Matthew (26:47-50) and Mark (14:44-45) use the Greek verb kataphilein, which means to kiss firmly, intensely, passionately,tenderly or warmly. It is the same verb that Plutarch uses to describe a famous kiss that Alexander the Great gave Bagoas. According to Matthew, Jesus responded by saying "Friend, do what you are here to do." This has caused speculation that Jesus and Judas were actually in agreement with each other and there was no real betrayal.^{[citation needed]} The Gospel of Matthew (literally, according to Matthew; Greek, Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον, Kata Maththaion or Kata Matthaion) is a synoptic gospel in the New Testament, one of four canonical gospels. ... The Gospel of Mark, anonymous[1] but traditionally ascribed to Mark the Evangelist, is a synoptic gospel of the New Testament. ... Mestrius Plutarchus (Greek: Πλούταρχος; 46 - 127), better known in English as Plutarch, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist. ... For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ... Bagoas (in Old Persian Bagoi; died 336 BC) was a eunuch who became the confidential minister of Artaxerxes III. He threw in his lot with the Rhodian condottiere Mentor, and with his help succeeded in subjecting Egypt again to the Persian empire (probably 342 BC). ...

Luke (22:47-48) presents a very different picture: Jesus sees Judas coming and stops him by asking: "Judas, with a kiss do you betray the son of man?" The kiss is apparently not delivered at all. The expression "Son of man" is widely believed to refer to an apocalyptic figure. Geza Vermes, however, in his book Jesus the Jew, presents a very different view: The Aramaic word barnasha—literally "son of man" but meaning "this person"—is used in Rabbinic literature as a humble, self-effacing way to refer to oneself, to the speaker. It corresponds exactly to the Japanese word sessha, "this one," an old-fashioned way to say "I" or "me" when talking to a superior. Jesus would be saying "You would use a kiss to betray me?" The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά Λουκαν, Kata Loukan) is a synoptic Gospel, and the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. ... For other uses, see Apocalypse (disambiguation). ... Geza Vermes (born 22 June 1924) is a Jewish scholar and writer on religious history, particularly Jewish and Christian. ... Rabbinic literature, in the broadest sense, can mean the entire spectrum of Judaisms rabbinic writing/s throughout history. ...

The kiss of Judas is one of the omissions in the Gospel of John. There are several episodes, characters and themes in the Synoptic Gospels that are omitted in the Gospel of John. ...

In art

The scene is nearly always included, either as the Kiss itself, or the moment after, the Arrest of Christ, or the two combined (as above), in cycles of the Passion of Jesus in various media. Probably the best known is from Giotto's cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua. The Passion is the theological term used for the suffering, both physical and mental, of Jesus in the hours prior to and including his trial and execution by crucifixion. ... There are several things that have been named Giotto: Giotto di Bondone an Italian painter. ... Cappella degli Scrovegni The Cappella degli Scrovegni in Padua (also known as the Arena Chapel) is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Western Art. ... Padua, Italy, (Italian: IPA: , Latin: Patavium, Venetian: ) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, the economic and communications hub of the region. ...

In music

• The moment is represented in Bach's St Matthew Passion and other Passion settings by many composers.
• In Bob Dylan's "With God on our side," he says "Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss."
• Petra (band), the first Christian rock group, had a hit in 1982 with a song called Judas' Kiss. The song was controversial with anti Christian rock critics for having a back-masked track before the song at a time when a witch hunt was conducted for back masking messaging in rock albums. However, the message contained one of a Christian message and was aimed at the critics.
• Dave Barnes, a Christian singer/songwriter, uses it in his song "On a Night Like This."
• Finnish power metal band Stratovarius describes the events around Judas betrayal from a first-person perspective in the opening song "The Kiss of Judas" from its album Visions.
• The politically progressive Canadian grindcore/punk band Propagandhi mentions the kiss in the song "With friends like these, who the fuck needs CoIntelPro?" in the line "I'm punch drunk on ... the crippling Judas Kiss to christen thee a sinking ship".

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Further reading

• Nancy Grubb. The Life of Christ. Abbeville Press, Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-7892-0144-5