If the coins don't fit
I'm a bit behind on my reading (and everything else), but if you haven't seen it already here's a fairly entertaining defense of Judas. Of course, you really should read (or re-read) Borges' "Three Versions of Judas". I know I mention the guy's name a lot, but that's seriously one of his best stories (right up there with "The Lottery In Babylon" and "The Secret Miracle").