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Judas Iscariot ( / ˈdʒuːdəs ɪˈskæriət /; Biblical Greek: Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης Ioúdas Iskariṓtēs; Hebrew: יהודה איש קריות Yəhūda ʾĪš Qǝrīyyōṯ; died c. 30 – c. 33 AD) was—according to Christianity's four canonical gospels —a first-century Jewish man [1] who became a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ.
Judas Iscariot (died c. 30 ce) was one of the Twelve Apostles, notorious for betraying Jesus. Judas’s surname is more probably a corruption of the Latin sicarius (“murderer” or “assassin”) than an indication of family origin, suggesting that he would have belonged to the Sicarii, the most radical Jewish group, some of whom were ...
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Jun 21, 2019 · Judas Iscariot is best known as the man who betrayed Jesus. Though he was one of the 12 disciples, he betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, leading to Jesus’ arrest. Let's look at his life and what let up to this pivotal moment in Christianity.
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Mar 15, 2019 · In recent years, the discovery of the long-lost Gospel of Judas, a Gnostic text originally dating to the second century, has led some scholars to reconsider his role, and even to ask whether he...
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Apr 2, 2021 · Judas Iscariot was one of the original disciples of Jesus of Nazareth (d. c. 30 CE), one of the twelve apostles. For handing Jesus over to the authorities, as described in the gospels, he has become the epitome of the act of betrayal in the Christian tradition, eternally beyond forgiveness.
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Mar 4, 2019 · Judas Iscariot was one of the 12 original disciples of Jesus Christ. He infamously betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, which lead to his death on the cross. Today, “Judas” is virtually synonymous for “traitor.”. Here's what you should know about him.
Apr 2, 2014 · Judas Iscariot was one of the Twelve Apostles, notorious for betraying Jesus. Judas' surname is probably a corruption of the Latin sicarius meaning murderer.