Most of us think of Judas Iscariot as the great villain of the Bible. We revile him nearly as much as we do Satan. Yet Jesus chose Judas to be an apostle. This raises a number of challenging questions and serves as a caution that any of us can fall victim to temptation.

We discuss Jesus’ trial before Pontius Pilate and the final hours of Judas Iscariot’s life after he betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities.