The durability of the expression rests on more than wordplay. The name Judas carries centuries of moral gravity, theological debate, and cultural baggage—shaped by scripture, heresy, folklore, and art.

The Gospels give Pilate’s wife barely a whisper of a voice, but it is one that has echoed across centuries of Christian imagination.

Historians often see these statements as an early Christian apologetic—an attempt to portray Rome as reluctant while shifting the blame toward the Jerusalem elite and “the Jews” ...

"Hey God, should we stop killing each other?" "Only after we figure out whose ancient fan fiction is more historically accurate."

The words of Jesus in John 8:21–24, as rendered in nearly every modern English Bible, carry a stark, almost judicial tone...