Judas is synonymous with betrayal due to his lack of loyalty to Jesus.
From the Latin traditĭo , betrayal is that fault that breaks the loyalty or fidelity that should be maintained towards someone or something. It consists of reneging, either with an action or with a saying, a commitment of loyalty.
To betray is to defraud . When a person trusts another and the latter acts in a way contrary to what was expected, it is said that he or she betrays them. For example: "I gave her all my trust, we got married and she committed the betrayal of going with another man," "The president of the club could not bear the betrayal of the striker, who secretly negotiated with a rival team and ended up leaving the team. " in the middle of the season .
The betrayal of Judas
The figure of the apostle Judas Iscariot is used as a synonym for betrayal. The Bible says that this disciple of Jesus Christ betrayed his teacher.
Judas revealed to Jesus ' persecutors where they could capture him without his followers intervening. This betrayal was anticipated by Jesus himself at the Last Supper .
The concept in literature and cinema
Literature or cinema are two of the arts that have been most supported by betrayal when developing engaging stories. This would be the case, for example, of the mythical "Harry Potter" saga, by JK Rowling , where there is a character who throughout all the installments is presented as a traitor. We are referring to Severus Snape , one of the Hogwarts professors who always stood halfway between Good, Dumbledore , and Evil, Voldemort , according to his needs and benefits.
Gríma , from Tolkien 's novel "The Lord of the Rings" , or Lando Calrissian from "Star Wars" , are other fictional characters who have been identified at all times as true traitors.
Infidelity is considered a betrayal.
Betrayal in a couple
On a more intimate and private level, we also have to establish that the term betrayal is used. In this case it is used to refer to cases of infidelity. A hard setback for the member of the couple who is deceived by their spouse and who will see how distrust, pain and hatred become palpable in their life.
Experts in this type of sentimental betrayal advise that the way to overcome them is to carry out a series of steps: analyze when and under what circumstances the deception occurred, assume the part of the blame that one may have, forgive with complete honesty and be clear that all these actions do not mean that a reconciliation has to occur.
The notion in law and politics
In the field of law , treason is the crime committed by a civilian or a soldier when they seriously threaten the security of the nation. In these cases we also speak of treason or high treason .
Conspiring against the government, rebelling against the authorities, carrying out terrorist activities or cooperating with enemy nations are some of the actions considered treason and punishable by law.
The accusation of treason is used by politicians to vilify their adversaries: "The president betrayed his voters by promoting new economic adjustment laws."