to the d.c. circuit court of appeals to get his d.c. election interference case tossed, arguing he is immune from prosecution for what he did while in office. state attorney dave ehrenberg is here to talk about whether this latest trump gambit stands a snowball s chance in hell. the origin of racism a jarring new movie shines a bright spotlight on the unspoken caste system that drives deep division in america. my conversation with oscar nominated and emmy award-winning director eva duvernay is ahead. hope for the holidays a special christmas message for anyone struggling to keep faith and humanity during these turbulent times. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. on this christmas eve, there is no rest for donald trump s legal team. late yesterday, lawyers for the filed an appeals brief with the d.c. circuit court of appeals which asked the appeals court to toss special counsel jack smith s federal election interference case, arguing that, quote, trump has ab
judas chose judas as the leading figure in the text because judas was a notorious figure. he was an attention-getter in antiquity as he is today. anyone who would choose to write a gospel of judas was certainly making a conscious decision to pick a figure who wasn t accepted by the orthodox church. the judas character in the gospel of judas is not a great deal different from judas as we see him on the pages of the new testament. judas has always been a complicated character. ambiguity around judas and the fascination has always been there. there s no way that the gospel writers would have made up a character in jesus inner circle who would have betrayed jesus. he s not just kind of a mythical person.
peter stays close by. he s intrigued to know what s going to happen. he s worried about what s going to happen. because he s near the action, he has people see him. you were with jesus the galillea. i don t know what you are talking about. this man was with jesus of nazareth. i do not know the man. yes, you were. you are. certainly you are one of them. your accent, it betrays you. swine, i swear i do not know the man. and when that third denial happens and the cock crows, then according to one of the gospel writers, jesus looks right at peter. jesus and peter lock eyes with one another. i would imagine peter feels that
was a notorious figure. he was an attention-getter in antiquity as he is today. anyone who would choose to write a gospel of judas was certainly making a conscious decision to pick a figure whom wasn t accepted by the orthodox church. the judas character in the gospel of judas is not a great deal different from judas as we see him on the pages of the new testament. judas has always been a complicated character. ambiguity around judas and the fascination has always been there. there s no way that the gospel writers would have made up a character in jesus inner circle who would have betrayed jesus. he s not just kind of a mythical person. judas obviously is someone who is going through a lot of conflict.