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Name and background. Judas Iscariot (between 1886 and 1894) by James Tissot. The name "Judas" ( Ὶούδας) is a Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Judah ( יהודה, Yehûdâh, Hebrew for "praise or praised"), which was an extremely common name for Jewish men during the first century AD, due to the renowned hero Judas Maccabeus.
Jun 18, 2024 · Although his name subsequently became associated with traitor (a Judas) and treacherous kiss (a Judas kiss), not all depictions of Judas portrayed him as betraying Jesus. In Muslim polemic literature, Judas ceases to be a traitor; instead, he supposedly lied to the Jews in order to defend Jesus (who was not crucified).
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- Judas Iscariot was one of the Twelve Apostles. He is notorious for betraying Jesus by disclosing Jesus’ whereabouts for 30 pieces of silver. Judas...
- Judas Iscariot was the treasurer for the Twelve Apostles. Other than his apostleship, his betrayal, and his death, little is revealed about Judas i...
- There are variant traditions about how Judas Iscariot died. According to Matthew 27:3–10, Judas felt remorse after seeing Jesus condemned to death,...
Mar 3, 2022 · Judas Iscariot is typically remembered for one thing: his betrayal of Jesus. He was one of the twelve disciples who lived with and followed Jesus for three years. He witnessed Jesus’ ministry, His teaching, and His many miracles.
Jun 21, 2019 · Meaning of Judas’ Name. Judas’s name is the Greek version of the Hebrew “Judah” which roughly means “Praise” or “Let God Be Praised.”. However, the origin of “Iscariot” is not as clear. It is widely held that the Greek iskariotes comes from Hebrew ishq'riyoth, meaning “man of Kerioth,” a city in Palestine ...
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Mar 4, 2019 · Judas Iscariot was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ who betrayed him for 30 pieces of silver. Learn about his identity, role, motives, and the different accounts of his death in the New Testament.
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...
Judas Iscariot. ( Judas of Kerioth ). He is sometimes called "the son of Simon," ( John 6:71 ; John 13:2 John 13:26 ) but more commonly ISCARIOTES. ( Matthew 10:4 ; Mark 3:19 ; Luke 6:16 ) etc. The name Iscariot has received many interpretations more of less conjectural.
