Show Summary Details Overview Iscariot. Subjects: Religion. All rights reserved. Sign in to annotate. Delete Cancel Save. Cancel Save. Because people are always trying to explain—why would he have done this? Why would Judas have betrayed Jesus? Jesus made an announcement of betrayal at the Last Supper. Judas is seen seated at the opposite side of the table. According to the Gospel of John, Jesus informed his disciples during the Last Supper that one of them will betray him.
Judas then went on his own to the priests of the Temple, the religious authorities at the time, and offered to betray Jesus in exchange for money—30 pieces of silver, as specified in the Gospel of Matthew. Others have suggested a more political motive for his traitorous act. Jesus had become a stumbling block for Judas.
Judas felt betrayed by Jesus, before he betrayed Jesus in turn. One scholar has argued that Judas never intended to betray Jesus. Professor William Klassen says that the idea of betrayal is based on a mistranslation and that Judas intended not to 'betray' Jesus, but to 'hand over' Jesus to the authorities. And this can be developed to suggest that Judas intended to bring Jesus and the authorities together in order to resolve their differences.
If Judas didn't intend a betrayal then that would explain his suicide when he became aware of the catastrophic consequence of his action. A manuscript called the Gospel of Judas, written in the 2nd century was translated from a 5th century copy in the first decade of the 21st century, although its existence had long been rumoured.
Early comments on the manuscript suggested that it portrayed Judas in largely positive, even heroic, terms. The manuscript was said to show that Jesus asked Judas to betray him, so that Jesus could be freed from his physical body and the plan of salvation could be fulfilled.
Judas was instructed to sacrifice Jesus the man - "you will sacrifice the man that clothes me" - and was warned by Jesus that he, Judas, would be hated by future generations as a result.
More recently, other translators have come up with a different take which portrays Judas as a demon who betrays Jesus, possibly in order to further the interests of a different, and evil God, and who is doomed never to reach heaven. Read the comments and reviews of The Passion drama.
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While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets CSS if you are able to do so. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. The Passion. What the Bible tells us about Judas: Judas was one of the 12 disciples closest to Jesus Judas offered to betray Jesus to the religious authorities They agreed to pay him 30 pieces of silver for doing so Jesus knew that Judas was going to do this, but took no action to stop him Judas led soldiers to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was praying Judas kissed Jesus to identify him Afterwards Jesus' death, according to Matthew's gospel, Judas regretted his actions, returned the money and hanged himself Other versions say that he didn't return the money and died by accident In fact the books of the Bible don't offer a consistent account of what Judas did, but the list above includes the events that most people associate with Judas.
There are various interpretations of this story: Judas killed himself in horror at his betrayal of Jesus Judas killed himself because he had betrayed everyone who had stayed loyal to Jesus and so made himself an outcast from his peer group Judas killed himself in order to redeem himself from his bad act this was an accepted use of suicide in the first century Judas killed himself in order to focus the blame on those who had paid him to betray Jesus When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.
He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood. Matthew According to St Luke in Acts Luke suggests that the death of Judas may have been an accident, but some writers think that the passage below refers to Judas falling from the rope that he used to hang himself - perhaps as a result of bodily decay.
Acts According to Dante's Inferno In Dante's Inferno Judas is found in the lowest circle of hell, which is reserved for traitors. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy - Inferno, Canto 34 According to Papias Papias, a 2nd century bishop, gave Judas a sad departure from this world, but passed no opinion as to what happened to him thereafter. Judas was motivated by greed Judas was possessed by the Devil Judas had to fulfil a prophecy Judas' betrayal was a necessary part of God's salvation plan Judas had a political motive Judas was disillusioned and angry Judas didn't intend a 'betrayal' Let's examine these reasons further: Judas was motivated by greed Three of the gospels say that Judas went of his own accord to the authorities and asked them to pay him for betraying Jesus: Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, 'What will you give me if I betray him to you?
Matthew Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama , that is, Field of Blood. He could simply be referring to something that happened after Judas hung himself.
But that still leaves us with the question of who bought the field—Judas, or the chief priests? And they appear to have different reasons for why the field was called the Field of Blood.
Still, both accounts appear to be in agreement that Judas died around the same time as Jesus. The Book of Acts opens after the resurrection of Jesus, and while the apostles wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit, they get together and talk about the best way to replace Judas Iscariot.
The number 12 carried a lot of significance to the Jewish people and thus the early Christians , and Peter urges the group to fulfill a prophecy in Psalm The apostles wanted to choose someone who had been with them from the time John baptized Jesus until the time he ascended to heaven, and they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas also known as Justus and Matthias. They prayed and cast lots, and then Matthias became the new 12th apostle.
The document as it survives today is in more than a thousand pieces, and due to poor handling and deterioration, more than half of the original document has likely been lost. Judas Iscariot had no intention of redeeming humanity. He may have simply been an opportunist, seizing a chance to make some extra money. Or maybe, he really believed nothing could stop Jesus, so betraying him and forcing conflict would only accelerate his plan to restore the kingdom to Israel.
With a kiss, Judas Iscariot sealed his own fate and became one of the most reviled characters in all of literature, and at the same time, he accidentally triggered the most celebrated event in human history: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Explore the Bible with us! We create research-based articles and handy infographics to help people understand the Bible. Judas is the apotheosis of scripture. When people realize that he is in fact a second Joseph, who has become separated from his eleven brethren for the expressed purpose of one day saving and ruling over them, it will be a big day.
Who Was Judas Iscariot? So what else do we really know about Judas? For starters, here are the quick facts.
What does Iscariot mean? Which Judas are we talking about? The Judas is distinguished from the others as Judas Iscariot. Judas the brother of Jesus Two of the gospels mention that Jesus has a brother named Judas. A thief The Gospel of John tells us that Judas used his position as treasurer to steal. But there are worse things than being a thief. And Judas was some of those, too. Son of perdition Before he is arrested, Jesus prays. Many scholars suggest Psalm Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me.
Judas betrayed Jesus More than anything else he ever said or did, Judas Iscariot is defined by his betrayal of Jesus.
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