Judas

Re “New Look at Ancient Betrayer,” April 21: As a Jew interested in the traditional aspects of Judas’ betrayal of Christ and its horrendous affect on my people, I was more than fascinated by the possibility that the eternal stigma attached to Judas and his “betrayal” may have been misunderstood and/or misinterpreted.

My eternal question has been: If Jesus’ mission on Earth was solely for the purpose of being sacrificed as the Lamb of God for the sins of man, how could Judas, who aided in that process, be seen as anything but a direct instrument of God, thereby deserving respect and reverence, certainly not the reviling he and my people have suffered ever since as a result of his act.

ENID LAMBERT

Malibu