The Image of Judas Iscariot Interpreted by Armenian and Russian Writers (S. Aghajanyan, P. Zeytuntsyan, and L. Andreev)

The aim of this article is to examine the well-known Biblical image of Judas Iscariot, depicted in the works of Armenian and Russian writers, who consider him not a betrayer but God’s tool. This approach is based on a new literary concept known as “Jesus novels”, which is widely accepted in modern European literature. The Gnostic Gospels are also