A Particular Significance from the novel....

Choose a representative passage from this novel that holds particular significance to you. Type it in and comment on its significance.
" Only once did my presentation win a ringing response from them. I was describing Judas Iscariot's betrayal of the Son of God. About halfway through the description I noticed they were listening intently. They noted the details: for three years Judas had kept close company with Jesus, sharing the same food, traveling the same road. And yet Judas, one of Jesus' disciples, had chosen to betray Him and carried out the dreadful act alone, without any of the other disciples suspecting his plot. They were acclaiming Judas as the hero of the story!" (Pg. 151).
"But you said a friend-betrayed Him-if Yesus was a Tarop, it was very wrong to betray Him. We have a name for that. We call it tarop gaman. It's the worst thing anyone could do! Tell us more." (Pg 182-183).
These two particular quotes are significant to the Sawi and to myself. From these two quotes, we can that the Sawi have a different perspective than the civilized people. The Sawi also praise others differently for their actions. Such as the Sawi people praised Judas at first because Judas betrayed Jesus. In the Sawi culture, betraying some one keeps a notorious reputation and was a tradition that was practiced by their ancient relatives. Also it was the treachery that was praised among the people. To a civilized person, betraying someone is not something people would praise. Betraying someone is the worst thing a person can do especially if you betray someone for power or money. To a civilized person, when a person gives him or her word, they expect that person to keep their promise. Breaking a promise and betraying someone is immoral to the civilized people point of view. However, over time, the Sawi village are able to change their view of Judas. Through Don Richardson relating Jesus as the Peace Child, the Sawi see how immoral it is to betray someone. I myself, have betrayed God in many ways through my sin, but I realize that betraying God is the worst thing I can ever do. Thankfully, I have a loving God that is willing to forgive my sins. This novel holds many significant events and what is most significant is how one man's faith was able to change the whole Sawi village into Christians.