Saturday, 8 August 2015
Judas
Born: circa 5 BC-5 AD
Died: 33 AD, by suicide in the vicinity of Jerusalem
Father: Simon
Mother: Unknown
Ethnicity: Most likely Israelite
Job: The man in charge of the money
To be expanded at a later time.
We can, with some probability assume that Judas was between the ages of twenty and thirty when Jesus choose him to be an Apostle. Therefore Judas could have been born as early as 5 BC.
The first reference we have of Judas is in the Gospel of Mark which lists him as an apostle chosen by Jesus; it calls him "Judas Iscariot."
During the Passover three years later Judas meets with the chief priests of Jerusalem along with the Temple guards to discuss how to get rid of Jesus and how Judas himself could betray Him. The authorities were pleased to hear Judas was on their side and they agreed to give him money. Judas keeps an eye out for a time when the crowds aren't around in order that Jesus might have no one to protest against the plan.
After what has become known as the Last Supper Judas had found his opportunity: Jesus had gone to the Mount of Olives about a kilometer from the city and it was late enough that he could get away with the scheme. He took a crowd of guards with him and when he found Jesus he said "rabbi" and kissed him. This was Judas's way of telling the men who to arrest.
Judas was given thirty silver coins for his assistance but when Judas sees that Jesus is condemned he is seized with remorse. He returns the money to the authorities and tells them that he has betrayed innocent blood. “What is that to us? That's your responsibility."
They reply. Judas throws the money into the Temple then leaves.
He decided to hang himself. The Book of Acts in which Luke writes a record of early Christianity describes Judas's body:
"his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out."
Timeline:
5 BC- 5 AD: Judas is born
30 AD: Jesus chooses Judas along with eleven others to be with His apostles.
33 AD: Judas agrees to betrays Jesus and that same month hangs himself.
Sources on Judas Iscariot:
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
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