Judas, a se
asoned th
ief, find
s himself in t
he market squa
re where Chr
ist is giving a
sermon and
his apos
tles are co
llecting alm
s. He fo
llows them
and steals
their money
, only to be
caught red
-handed. Ne
vertheless, t
he Teach
er forg
ives him. W
hat is
more, He
invites the th
ief to bec
ome one of His
followers a
nd offers him a
position as
the group’s
treasurer. S
hocked by Chri
st’s unexpect
ed offer, Ju
das decide
s to join
the ap
ostles, if
only t
o figure out
what is going
on. He gr
adually star
ts to compreh
end Chris
t’s mes
sage, b
ut feels
that the ap
ostles are blin
dly following
their teacher
. Judas ar
gues wit
h them, and
tries t
o defend his
right to div
ine the
truth of God.
But when h
e fails to m
ake them
understan
d, he r
ealizes tha
t Christ’s te
achings may sin
k into ob
livion witho
ut benefi
ting hu
manity.
His solutio
n is to betra
y Christ
. “By ki
lling a man,
have I not save
d a God?”
　　Judas
, a season
ed thief, fi
nds himsel
f in the ma
rket square whe
re Christ i
s givin
g a sermon an
d hi