The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
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The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a darkly comic, contemporary play that reimagines a courtroom trial in Purgatory to explore themes of guilt, forgiveness, and redemption through the figure of Judas and other historical and biblical characters.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Days of Judas Iscariot canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Context triple: [Stephen Adly Guirgis, notableWork, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot]
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A.
The Testament
The Testament is a novel by Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel that explores memory, faith, and moral responsibility in the aftermath of atrocity.
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B.
Last Gospel
The Last Gospel is a traditional reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John that concludes the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
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C.
Through the Narrow Gate
Through the Narrow Gate is Karen Armstrong’s memoir about her early years in a Catholic convent and her struggle with faith and religious life.
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D.
Book of Signs
The Book of Signs is the first major section of the Gospel of John, characterized by a series of Jesus’ miraculous works that reveal his identity and mission.
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E.
September Testament
September Testament is Martin Luther’s groundbreaking 1522 German translation of the New Testament, which played a key role in the Protestant Reformation and the development of the modern German language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Target entity description: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a darkly comic, contemporary play that reimagines a courtroom trial in Purgatory to explore themes of guilt, forgiveness, and redemption through the figure of Judas and other historical and biblical characters.
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A.
The Testament
The Testament is a novel by Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel that explores memory, faith, and moral responsibility in the aftermath of atrocity.
-
B.
Last Gospel
The Last Gospel is a traditional reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John that concludes the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
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C.
Through the Narrow Gate
Through the Narrow Gate is Karen Armstrong’s memoir about her early years in a Catholic convent and her struggle with faith and religious life.
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D.
Book of Signs
The Book of Signs is the first major section of the Gospel of John, characterized by a series of Jesus’ miraculous works that reveal his identity and mission.
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E.
September Testament
September Testament is Martin Luther’s groundbreaking 1522 German translation of the New Testament, which played a key role in the Protestant Reformation and the development of the modern German language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| actCount | two acts ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Adly Guirgis ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| directorOfPremiereProduction | Philip Seymour Hoffman ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
flashbacks
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testimonies ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | courtroom trial ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Caiaphas
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Jesus Christ ⓘ Judas Iscariot ⓘ Mary Magdalene ⓘ Mother Teresa ⓘ Pontius Pilate ⓘ Saint Monica of Hippo ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Monica
Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
Satan ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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drama ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Judas Iscariot ⓘ |
| performedIn |
international productions
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regional theatres in the United States ⓘ |
| premiereCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| premiereLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | The Public Theater ⓘ |
| producedBy |
LAByrinth Theater Company
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The Public Theater ⓘ |
| setting |
Purgatory
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a courtroom in Purgatory ⓘ |
| style |
blend of sacred and profane
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contemporary language ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Judas Iscariot’s responsibility for betraying Jesus
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the possibility of salvation for Judas ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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faith ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ guilt ⓘ morality ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
biblical era in flashbacks
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eternity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 2000s ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen Adly Guirgis ⓘ |
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