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Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas

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First edition cover of Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas
AuthorBob Ong
LanguageTagalog
Genrehumor, biography
PublisherVisual Print Enterprises
Publication date
2003
Publication placePhilippines
Media typePrint paperback
ISBN971-92342-1-0
OCLC57417594
Preceded byBakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino? 
Followed byAlamat ng Gubat 

Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas (The Favorite Book of Judas) or The Black Book is a 2003 semi-biography book by Filipino author Bob Ong. It was his third published work and the first book where he first introduces fiction to his readers.

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Each chapter title is an anagram of the 7 deadly/capital sins:

Chapter Title
Chapter 1 Veny - Envy
Chapter 2 Geran - Anger
Chapter 3 Depir - Pride
Chapter 4 Ventocoseuss - Covetousness
Chapter 5 Tuls - Lust
Chapter 6 Gynottul - Gluttony
Chapter 7 Holts - Sloth

Each chapter tells a story, the theme of which is the deadly sin corresponding to its title.

The book is also divided into two different types—first is fiction; the conversation scenes between the man who committed suicide and the other one, that he didn't recognize if it is God he was talking to, or if it is just Lucifer tricking him. The other one is nonfiction, in which the narration of the author's point of view.