An odd query

I'm not as familiar with the Bible as some, though I have read through a good portion of it. But an odd "spin" on the Last Supper, the Passion, the Crucifixion, and all that, has wormed its way into my skull, and may someday wish to be written.

I was struck by the Bible's assertion that the spirit of Satan entered Judas when Jesus handed him the bread at the Last Supper, marking Judas as the one who would betray him. Judas Iscariot is, of course, the archetype of traitors, reviled, condemned. But before, if I remember, he had been considered the closest of Jesus' apostles, and it was at that moment - not before - the moment when Jesus said "the one I hand this bread to will betray me" and handed the bread to Judas - that Judas became one with the enemy.

But what if ...

...what if Judas' response to Jesus had been "I will not betray you; I refuse to betray you?"

And if the betrayal of Jesus was a necessary part of the death and resurrection of Jesus, what then? Would it have taken an appeal from Jesus to convince Judas to carry out the betrayal?

Bible scholars on the friends list, I ask: is it blasphemy to question the motives of Judas Iscariot?

I suppose it's a plot bunny. Even has its own name: I've filed it under "Iscariot the Loyal".

Ow ow ow ow *ow*.

I'm finally paying for being on my feet constantly for the entire afternoon and evening yesterday. Legs are starting to cramp up.

Took my folks to Kennedy Airport today only to discover that the terminal they had to go to was being evacuated. Bomb scare. Nothing to fear but fear itself, right, Mr. Ashcroft? Congratulations, I'm afraid.

And depressed. And stupid for jumping into another argument which I probably had no business being a part of...

Insane

Going through my old e-mail before cleaning it out, and found something a little ... curious? Sad? Unnerving?

Someone invited me to join a Yahoo group dealing with Buffy and Angel crossovers.

Crossovers with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Er, anyone wants me, I'll be out on Route 505 with a beach towel and an Electronic Thumb.