The novel Passion of Judas revives the character of Judas Iscariot and presents him in a literary form. The novel follows the life story of Judas from his birth until the moment he betrays Christ and then the moment he regrets his betrayal and hangs himself.
The novel is concerned with showing the human aspects of Judas' character, so it does not demonize him or present him as an angel. He is a human being whose thoughts and qualities led him to what he did. As is clear from the title of the novel, which at first glance seems like an artistic opposition to the famous film "The Passion of the Christ", the novel is concerned with following the pains that Judas experienced, and they are not only the psychological pains that resulted from the act of betrayal and the feeling of guilt, but also the pains that Judas experienced since his birth, pains that shaped his personality and thoughts and were the reason for the act of betrayal.
The novel also aims to present a picture of the social and political life in the land of Palestine during the period in which the events take place, which is the period of the birth of Christ. Through the events and characters, the novel raises its questions about good and evil and man’s quest for salvation, love and revolution, questions that form the core of the novel that gradually grow as the events and plot escalate.