It's no coincidence that the character charged with betraying the messiah to the authorities is named for the whole Jewish people. Even though it was the Romans that pulled the trigger (that's how crucifixion works, right?), the scribes popularising the story - a political document, remember - realised that they were still going to have to live with the Romans in charge. Not exactly a regime you want to piss off.
Hence Judas, his betrayal and his sticky, confused end. Not only that, but when given a clear choice between sparing the life of ickle Jesus the son of man or the murderer Barabbas - "Jesus Bar Abba", Jesus son of the father - even though that's not how the Roman justice system worked, the Evil Jews went apeshit over the latter.
Hence Judas, his betrayal and his sticky, confused end. Not only that, but when given a clear choice between sparing the life of ickle Jesus the son of man or the murderer Barabbas - "Jesus Bar Abba", Jesus son of the father - even though that's not how the Roman justice system worked, the Evil Jews went apeshit over the latter.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
