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Judas Iscariot

Judas Iscariot. Who?. Judas was one of the twelve apostles, closest to Jesus Son of Simon Iscariot He is described as one of the more extreme religious Jews, described as a terrorist. Role in Christianity. Judas agreed to betray Jesus by handing him over to the chief priests to be murdered

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Judas Iscariot

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  1. Judas Iscariot

  2. Who? • Judas was one of the twelve apostles, closest to Jesus • Son of Simon Iscariot • He is described as one of the more extreme religious Jews, described as a terrorist

  3. Role in Christianity • Judas agreed to betray Jesus by handing him over to the chief priests to be murdered • He would reveal Jesus’s identity with a kiss on the cheek, known as ( the kiss of Judas) • In return the chief priests gave Judas 30 pieces of silver • In the gospel of Matthew, when Judas went to the chief priests he asked “ what will you give me if I deliver Jesus to you?” (26:15) • In the gospel of John, after Jesus gives Judas a piece of dipped bread, it says “ Satan entered into him” (13:27)

  4. Life after betrayal • According to the gospel of Matthew, Judas repented his betrayal, returned the coins to the chief priests and committed suicide by hanging himself

  5. Gospel of Judas • A document written on papyrus was discovered in a cave, in el Minya, Egypt, in the 1970’s • The document was assembled, and then translated over a number of years and then released to the public in 2006 • In it, it states that Jesus asked Judas to turn him in, because Jesus thought Judas would free him from his earthly shell so he could ascend into heaven. • This act would set Judas aside from the other disciples and assure him a place above them in heaven

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