Author uses Judas’s story to inspire personal transformation

Arguably the most vilified person in history, Judas Iscariot earned infamy as the man who betrayed Jesus Christ for 30 pieces of silver. His name is synonymous with disloyalty.In her book, Learning From Judas, Paloma Price gives new perspective on Judas, one of Christ’s 12 Disciples, whose misdeeds led to his master being crucified.Learning From Judas, which took the first-time author three years to complete, was released in April.“The book explores Judas not as a distant Biblical figure, but as a reflection of the internal battles we all face. It invites readers to examine the parts of themselves that crave God’s will but resist God’s way,” Price told Observer Online. “Through spiritual insight, psychological reflection, and practical application, the book guides readers toward self awareness, healing, and alignment with God’s blueprint for their lives.”Price said divine inspiration drove her to write Learning From Judas. God, she claimed, asked her, “Who is a son of perdition?”, which resulted in months of research on why people thought to be righteous, lose their way.Those questions led her to the man whose betrayal has confounded theologists for centuries.“Judas became the perfect candidate to teach us how our failures to allow truth to shape us, can be to our irreversible detriment,” Price stated.Raised in Portmore, St Catherine, the South Florida-based Price is a practising Christian. Although a longtime admirer of the art of writing, she never considered pursuing it professionally.That is, until God spoke to her and encouraged her to craft a book about history’s most flawed character. “I want readers to walk away with compassion for themselves and clarity about their inner world. This is not a book of condemnation; it’s an invitation to transformation,” said Price. “My hope is that readers will recognise the subtle internal forces that shape their decisions, confront them with honesty, and realign their lives with God’s purpose. Ultimately, I want people to discover that confronting Judas is really about discovering themselves.”