text: Biblical themes were often invoked ; Benjamin Franklin wrote that `` Judas sold only one man , Arnold three millions '' , and Alexander Scammel described Arnold 's actions as `` black as hell '' .
simplified: Biblical themes were often invoked ; Benjamin Franklin wrote that `` Judas Iscariot sold only one man , Arnold three million '' , and Alexander Scammel described Arnold 's actions as `` black as hell '' .