Judas

About the Book

Have you ever wondered if the Apostle Judas Iscariot went to heaven or hell? Without Judas, could there have been the body and blood sacrifice and the resurrection that, as all Judeo-Christians believe, was the ultimate price for our salvation? Did God destine Judas, even before his birth, to be mankind’s representative at this sacrificial altar that caused the oblation of “The Lamb of God?”

Judas: The Man From Kerioth examines this possibility and draws it’s own conclusion from established biblical information.

It is a long overdue life story of the most misunderstood Apostle, chosen by God to help fulfill biblical prophecy. While some of Judas Iscariot’s life is developed fictionally in this novel for continuity, it closely follows all that is presently known about him today.

This book is not intended to change anyone’s mind or their own beliefs. It is only intended to examine other possibilities that can be supported by biblical writings just as well as any other conclusion.

About the Author

Zacarias Joel Olivarez was born in Weslaco, Texas and graduated from high school in Lovington, New Mexico. He was raised as a Roman Catholic, and attended parochial school at St. Joan of Arc School in Weslaco. At an early age, he learned the joy of writing, and enjoyed composing songs, poems, and short stories as a past time. He served in the U.S. Army, and after being Honorably Discharged, he enrolled full time at the University of Texas at Austin and received his Bachelors Degree in Industrial Relation/Personnel Management. He worked fulltime to support his family while attending the University of Texas. While he has had several songs published and recorded in both Spanish and English, this will be his first published novel.