JUDAS ISCARIOT: REVISITED AND RESTORED
Author explores unlikely relationship between sinner and Savior
Book Says There's More to Judas Iscariot Than Has Been Told
Author explores unlikely relationship between sinner and Savior
2008-10-31
LONGWOOD, FL--The world is full of hurting people who long for acceptance and affirmation after failure. If Judas, of all people, can find loving forgiveness and restoration in Christ, then anyone can. Although Xulon Press author Ivan Rogers' Judas Iscariot: Revisited and Restored ($13.99, paperback, 978-1-60647-809-7) is not an apologetic for the sins of Judas, the author is convinced there is more to the Judas story than has been previously told. Rogers is further convinced that until we finally understand the unlikely relationship between the "sinner," Judas, and the "Savior," Jesus, we will never fully appreciate God's response to our own faults and failures.
Says Rogers, "This book is intended to be a 'healing read' for those who feel they have failed their purpose in life, for those who have lost hope of ever again receiving God's smile of approval. This book about Judas is refreshingly different from much of the genre of the recent past. It makes no attempt to exonerate the sins of Judas, but insists that none of us is all that different from the fallen apostle. After reading his story, we come to a startling realization: 'My God, Judas is us!'"
Hailed as "riveting" and "scholarly" by reviewers who have rated the book very highly, Judas Iscariot has been praised for its clear, concise, and logically organized writings.
Armed with 55 years of experience in Christian ministry, Ivan Rogers has served as pastor, Bible college president, denominational executive officer, and superintendent of an eight-state area of ministers and churches. He has also long been active in Jewish-Christian relations.