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<p> <b> JUDAS </b> </p> <p> <b> 1. Judas the son of James </b> . The eleventh name in two lists of the [[Apostles]] (Luke 6:16, Acts 1:13) is Ἰούδος Ἰακώβου. Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885 ‘Judas <i> the son </i> of James’ is a better rendering than Authorized Version ‘Judas <i> the brother </i> of James.’ The note in (Revised Version margin) is ‘Or <i> brother </i> . See Judges 1:1’; but in Judges 1:1 there is no ambiguity; the Gr. text is ἀδελφὸς Ἰακώβου. The Authorized Version rendering is grammatically possible; but it is improbable that the genitive has two different meanings in one short list of names (cf. Authorized Version and Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885 ‘James <i> the son </i> of Alphaeus’), and it is noteworthy that in Luke 3:1; Luke 6:14 ἀδελφός is expressed. The Authorized Version rendering may have been caused by Judges 1:1; certainly it has led to the erroneous identification of these two Judases. The evidence of [[Versions]] is in favour of Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885. Syrpesh and Theb. have ‘son of’; ‘none suggests the exceptional rendering “the brother of” (Plummer in Smith’s <i> D </i> B [Note: Dictionary of the Bible.] , vol. i. pt. 2). Syrsin has ‘Judas son of James’ instead of [[Thaddaeus]] or [[Lebbaeus]] in Matthew 10:4. </p> <p> In two lists of the Apostles (Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18) ‘Judas <i> the son </i> of James’ has no place; the other names correspond in all four lists. In Mt. and Mk. Thaddaeus ( <i> v.l. </i> , in Mt., Lebbaeus) is one of the Twelve. There is little doubt that ‘Judas <i> the son </i> of James’ had a second name ‘Thaddaeus,’ and perhaps a third name ‘Lebbaeus.’ [[Jerome]] ( <i> Com. in loc </i> .) calls him <i> trinomius </i> . Cf. Nestle in Hasting's Dictionary of the [[Bible]] iv. 741. </p> <p> It is significant that on the only occasion when this obscure [[Apostle]] is referred to in the Gospels, he is distinguished from his notorious namesake as ‘Judas, not Iscariot’ (John 14:22). All that we know of ‘Judas Thaddaeus’ is that he asked the question, ‘Lord, what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?’ He could not understand how the kingdom was to come unless the [[Messiah]] would make a public disclosure (ἐμφανίζω) of His glory. The answer of Jesus explains that in the very nature of the case it is not possible for Him to reveal His glory to unloving and disobedient hearts. The question of Judas Thaddaeus expressed the thought not only of other members of the [[Apostolic]] band, but also of many who have since believed in Christ. Our Lord’s words have a message for all disciples whose impatience is an evidence of the influence of the spirit of the world. Well may St. Paul claim to ‘have the mind of Christ’ when he affirms that ‘the natural man’ is not only unable to ‘receive’ and to ‘know’ spiritual things, but is also incompetent to ‘interpret’ and to ‘judge’ them (cf. 1 Corinthians 2:13 ff.). </p> <p> [[Concerning]] the name of this Apostle, who is little more than a name to us, there has been much discussion. In John 14:22 Syrsin has ‘Thomas,’ Syrcur has ‘Judas Thomas.’ Plummer ( <i> op. cit. </i> ) is probably right in regarding the latter as ‘a corrupt reading arising from the fact that the [[Syrian]] [[Christians]] called [[Thomas]] the Apostle, Judas.’ [[Eusebius]] ( <i> Historia Ecclesiastica </i> i. 13. 10) refers, in his narrative concerning Abgar, king of Edessa, to ‘Judas who was also called Thomas.’ McGiffert ( <i> Nicene and Post-Nicene [[Fathers]] </i> , i. 562) suggests that ‘it is possible that Eusebius, or the translator of the document, made a mistake, and applied to Thomas a name which in the original was given to Thaddaeus.’ But Thomas is also called Judas Thomas in <i> Acts of Thomas </i> , c. 11f., 31, 39, and in the [[Syriac]] <i> Doctrina Apostolorum </i> . Preuschen (Hennecke, <i> Handbuch zu den NT Apokryphen </i> , p. 562) says: ‘In regard to the name Judas-Thomas, <i> i.e. </i> Judas the Twin, cf. <i> [[Doctrine]] of Addai </i> (p. 5, ed. Phillips), Bar-Hebraeus, <i> Chronicon Ecc </i> . iii. 2. The Syriac translation of Eusebius, <i> Ch </i> . <i> Hist. </i> 1:13, 10, renders the Gr. Ἰούδας ὁ καὶ Θωμᾶς by יהוראחאומא which, according to the Nestorian pronunciation of the Syriac, must have been understood to mean Judas the Twin.’ It is possible that these Syriac traditions preserve the personal name of Thomas ‘the Twin’; it is impossible to believe that in the Fourth [[Gospel]] the Judas of 14:22 and the doubting Apostle are the same. </p> <p> <b> 2. Judas the brother of James. </b> —In two [[Gospels]] (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3) ‘James and [[Joseph]] and [[Simon]] and Judas’ are named as brothers of Jesus. In Judges 1:1 the author of that Epistle is described as ‘Judas … the brother of James’ ( Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885). The Authorized Version has ‘Jude’; and in Mark 6:3 ‘Juda.’ ‘Judas the brother of James’ is, therefore, a designation both Scriptural and simple, yet sufficient to distinguish the person so named from ‘Judas the son of James,’ who was an Apostle. The use of the full expression ἀδελφὸς Ἰακώβου in the Epistle of Jude, and the statement (Matthew 13:55) that Judas and James were οἱ ἀδελφοὶ [Ἰησοῦ], justifies the limiting of the title ‘the brother of James’ to the Judas who was also a ‘brother of Jesus.’ Much confusion has been caused by the erroneous Authorized Version rendering of Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου(cf. No. <b> 1 </b> above). </p> <p> Of ‘Judas the brother of James’ as an individual we know nothing; but account should be taken of what is said collectively of our Lord’s brothers. He was probably a son of Joseph and Mary, and a younger brother of Jesus (cf. ‘Brethren of the Lord’ in Hasting's Dictionary of the Bible); he misunderstood the popularity of Jesus (Matthew 12:46 ff.), who was, in his estimation, a foolish enthusiast (Mark 3:21); before the resurrection of Jesus he did not acknowledge his [[Brother]] as the Messiah (John 7:3 ff.), but after the resurrection he is found ‘in prayer’ in the upper room (Acts 1:14); his doubts, like those of his brother James (1 Corinthians 15:7), may have vanished in the presence of the risen Lord. The distinct mention of the brothers of Jesus (Acts 1:14) after the [[Eleven]] have been named, is another reason for rejecting the tradition which identifies ‘Judas the brother of James’ with Judas Thaddaeus the Apostle. </p> <p> The authorship of the Epistle of Jude is much disputed. Harnack regards the words ‘brother of James’ as an interpolation added towards the end of the 2nd cent. to enhance the value of the Epistle ‘as a weapon against Gnosticism.’ But ‘the simplest interpretation of the salutation, which identifies the writer … with the brother of the Lord, is the best’ (Chase, Hasting's Dictionary of the Bible ii. 804a). </p> <p> Eusebius ( <i> Historia Ecclesiastica </i> iii. 19, 20:1–8, 32) quotes from [[Hegesippus]] the account of an accusation brought against the grandchildren of Judas; they are described as ‘descended from one of the so-called brothers of the Saviour, whose name was Judas’; it is further said that ‘after they had borne testimony before [[Domitian]] in behalf of faith in Christ … they took the lead of every church as witnesses and as relatives of the Lord.’ If ‘Judas the brother of James’ presided over the Church in the city where he lived, he may well have been the author of an Epistle. Mrs. Lewis conjectures that ‘Thomas, the doubting disciple, is identical with Jude, the youngest brother of our Lord’; but this theory involves his exclusion from the statement in John 7:5 that our Lord’s brothers did not believe that He was the Messiah (cf. <i> Exp </i> T [Note: xpT Expository Times.] xiv. 398; also Rendel Harris, <i> The [[Dioscuri]] in the Christian Legends </i> ). </p> <p> <b> 3. Judas Iscariot. </b> —See following article. </p> <p> J. G. Tasker. </p>

<p> Judas (jû'das). 1. The son of Jacob, "Judah" in R. V. Matthew 1:2; Matthew 3:2. The faithless apostle who betrayed his master. Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16. He was Simon's son, John 6:71, and is called Iscariot, probably from his birthplace, perhaps from [[Kerioth]] in Judah, Joshua 15:25, or from Kartan, or Kartah, in Galilee. Joshua 21:32; Joshua 21:34. Of this man's earlier life we know nothing, nor for what reason he was induced to follow Jesus. Why our Lord appointed Judas an apostle, the sacred narrative does not tell us. Jesus knew and expressed his knowledge of Iscariot's character. John 6:64; John 6:70-71. In calling him our Lord acted only in accordance with the general administration of his kingdom. This is illustrated by one of his parables, Matthew 13:24-30; and it is no more than we continually see,—ungodly men in place and power, both in the world and in the church, with gifts which they abuse and responsibilities which increase their condemnation. It has often been a puzzle to those who did not understand the moral government of God, comp. Psalms 73:1-28; but he will eventually vindicate his wisdom and his justice. Meanwhile valuable lessons of warning and circumspection are taught by the fate of such as have perverted their privileges to their own ruin. Judas maintained a fair character among his fellow-apostles, and was entrusted with the custody of their money, John 12:6; John 13:29; nor do they seem to have suspected him even when our Lord was distinctly warning them that one of their number would betray him. Matthew 26:21-24; John 13:22. This was Judas' question to the priests: "What will ye give me?" Matthew 26:15. Satan espied bis opportunity and took it. Luke 22:8. Probably Judas began to see that he was suspected, and, when the Lord in answer to his hypocritical question, had distinctly told him of his treason, full of additional passion, he went recklessly about his work. Matthew 26:25; John 13:26-30. He was fulfilling prophecy, but was unconscious of it. His own evil heart it was that prompted him; and therefore the guilt of his deed was upon himself. When confronted with the results of his base treachery, he was seized with remorse, returned the bribe, and hanged himself. 3. One described as one of the Lord's brethren, Matthew 13:55, called also Juda. Mark 6:3 A. V. An interesting story is related of his family by Eusebius. The emperor Domitian was alarmed by what he had heard of Messiah's kingdom, and ordered some of the descendants of the house of David to be sought out and brought to him. Those so presented to the emperor were the grandsons of Judas; but the hardness of their hands, proving that they were but ordinary peasants, and their description of the spiritual nature of the new sovereignty, removed all apprehensions. They were let go, and lived on, honored as the Lord's relatives, into the reign of Trajan. 4. A brother of James, and one of the apostles; called also Thaddæus and Lebbæus. Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:16; John 14:22; Acts 1:13; Matthew 13:55. 5. Judas of Galilee, a leader of an insurrection "in the days of taxing "—i.e., the census—a.d. 6, and who, according to Gamaliel, was very successful for a time, but was ultimately completely defeated. Acts 5:37. We find in [[Josephus]] an allusion to a man, who is there said to have been born in the city of Gamala in Gaulanitis, and to have been the founder of a new sect, which did not differ from that of the [[Pharisees]] save in a fanatical love of liberty and refusal to support the [[Roman]] state. 6. The one whose house in [[Straight]] street, Damascus, sheltered Paul during his blindness. Acts 9:11; Acts 9:17. This Judas may have kept an inn; it is unlikely that he was a disciple. 7. Judas, surnamed Barsabas, a "chief man among the brethren," a "prophet," who was chosen along with Paul and [[Barnabas]] and Silas to carry the decisions of the council of Jerusalem, a.d. 50, to Antioch. Acts 15:22-33. </p>

<p> <strong> JUDAS </strong> (in Apocr. [Note: Apocrypha, Apocryphal.] ), the Gr. equivalent of the Heb. name <em> [[Judah]] </em> . <strong> 1. </strong> The third son of Mattathias, called Maccahæus ( 1M Malachi 2:4 etc.). See Maccabees, § <strong> 2 </strong> . <strong> 2 </strong> . One of two captains who stood by [[Jonathan]] at [[Hazor]] ( 1Ma 11:70 ). <strong> 3. </strong> A Jew holding some important position at Jerusalem; he is named in the title of a letter sent from the [[Jews]] of [[Jerusalem]] and Judæa and the [[Jewish]] [[Senate]] to their brethren in Egypt, and to a certain [[Aristobulus]] ( 2M Malachi 1:10 ). <strong> 4. </strong> A son, probably the eldest, of Simon the [[Maccabee]] ( 1Ma 16:2 ). In b.c. 135, he, with his father and another brother named Mattathias, was murdered at [[Dok]] by Ptolemy, the son of [[Abubus]] ( 1Ma 16:11-17 ). <strong> 5. </strong> Esther 9:23 Esther 9:23 = <strong> Judah </strong> of Ezra 10:23 . </p> <p> <strong> JUDAS </strong> (in NT) </p> <p> <strong> 1. Judas Iscariot </strong> . See following article. </p> <p> <strong> 2. Judas, the son of James </strong> (see James 4:1-17 ). one of the twelve Apostles ( Luke 6:16 ), called by Mt. ( Matthew 10:3 ) <strong> Lebbæus </strong> and by Mk. ( Mark 3:18 ) <strong> Thaddæus. </strong> The only thing recorded of him is that, when Jesus promised in the Upper [[Room]] to manifest Himself to the man that loved Him, he inquired: ‘Lord, what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?’ ( John 14:22 RV [Note: Revised Version.] ); showing that he shared the common ideal of the Messianic Kingdom. He pictured it as a worldly kingdom, and was expecting that Jesus would presently flash forth in majesty before an astonished world and ascend the throne of David; and he wondered what could have happened to prevent this consummation. </p> <p> <strong> 3. Judas, the Lord’s brother </strong> ( Matthew 13:55 = Mark 6:3 ). See [[Brethren]] of the Lord. He was the author of the Short Epistle of Jude ( <em> i.e. </em> Judas), where he styles himself ‘the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James’ ( Judges 1:1 ), and, like James, exhibits a stern zeal for morality. </p> <p> <strong> 4. Judas, the Galilæan </strong> . He is so called both in the NT ( Acts 5:37 ) and in Josephus, though he belonged to Gamala in [[Gaulanitis]] on the eastern side of the Lake of Galilee; perhaps because [[Galilee]] was the scene of his patriotic enterprise. At the enrolment or census under [[Quirinius]] in a.d. 7, Judas raised an insurrection. He perished, and his followers were scattered, but their spirit did not die. They banded themselves into a patriotic fraternity under the significant name of the <strong> [[Zealots]] </strong> , pledged to undying hostility against the Roman tyranny and ever eager for an opportunity to throw off its yoke. </p> <p> <strong> 5. Judas, a Jew of [[Damascus]] </strong> ( Acts 9:11 ). His house was in the Straight Street, and [[Saul]] of [[Tarsus]] lodged there after his conversion. </p> <p> <strong> 6. Judas [[Barsabbas]] </strong> , one of two deputies Silas being the other who were chosen by the rulers of the Church at Jerusalem to accompany Paul and Barnabas to Antioch, and report to the believers there the Council’s decision on the question on what terms the [[Gentiles]] should be admitted into the Christian Church ( Acts 15:22-33 ). Judas and Silas are described as ‘chief men among the brethren’ ( Acts 15:22 ) and ‘prophets’ ( Acts 15:32 ). Since they bore the same patronymic, Judas may have been a brother of Joseph Barsabbas ( Acts 1:23 ). <strong> 7. </strong> An ancestor of Jesus ( Luke 3:30 ). </p> <p> David Smith. </p>

<p> It seems that, after the treachery of Judas Iscariot in betraying Jesus, the name Judas became unpopular among Christians. Those who already had the name Judas often preferred some other name. </p> <p> For example, Jesus’ group of twelve apostles included a second man named Judas, but when writers mention him they point out that he was the son of a man named James, and not Judas Iscariot. To avoid confusion, this apostle apparently took another name, Thaddaeus (or Lebbaeus) (Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:16; John 14:22; see THADDAEUS). One of Jesus’ brothers was named Judas, but on becoming a believer he was known by the shorter name, Jude (Matthew 13:55; see JUDE). A prophet named Judas in the Jerusalem church took another name, Barsabbas (Acts 15:22; Acts 15:27). (Concerning Judas the [[Galilean]] mentioned in Acts 5:37 see ZEALOT.) </p> <p> Judas Iscariot </p> <p> Judas the betrayer was commonly known as Iscariot (meaning ‘man of Kerioth’), after the home town of his father, Simon (Matthew 10:4; John 6:71). As treasurer for the group of twelve apostles, Judas had responsibility for funds donated for the poor. It later became evident that he had been stealing some of the money for himself (John 12:5-6; John 13:29). </p> <p> Jesus had seen the evil in Judas’ heart long before those final acts of treachery that resulted in Jesus’ crucifixion (John 6:70-71; John 17:12). Judas’ criticism of Mary’s anointing of Jesus showed his lack of spiritual insight (John 12:3-8). The other disciples still did not suspect him of disloyalty, even when Jesus told them a betrayer was among them (Matthew 26:20-25; John 13:2; John 13:21-30). </p> <p> The Jewish leaders had been wondering how to arrest Jesus without creating a riot (Luke 22:1-2), but the defection of one of Jesus’ apostles made their task easier. Judas demanded payment for his part in the plot, and the Jewish leaders agreed (Matthew 26:14-16; Luke 22:3-6). The vital information that Judas gave the Jews concerned the secret place where Jesus prayed with his disciples. In the middle of the night, when the people of Jerusalem were asleep, Judas led an armed group of temple guards and Roman soldiers to the place. His final act of treachery was to identify the one to be arrested by kissing him (Matthew 26:47-56; John 18:2-12). </p> <p> Judas gained no satisfaction from his evil work. He knew he had done wrong in helping to crucify an innocent man, but he made no effort to correct the wrong. Instead he committed suicide; though first he tried to ease his conscience by returning the money that the priests had given him (Matthew 27:3-5). </p> <p> It seems that Judas went into a field and tried to hang himself, but in doing so he injured himself internally and his stomach burst. When his body was found, the priests took the betrayal money Judas had returned and with it bought the field in his name. Originally known as Potter’s Field, the place was renamed [[Field]] of [[Blood]] and used as a cemetery for Gentiles (Matthew 27:6-10; Acts 1:18-19). </p>

<p> 1. ISCARIOT, that is, man of Carioth or Kerioth, a city of Judah, Joshua 15:25 . Being one of the twelve apostles of our Lord, Judas seems to have possessed the full confidence of his fellow apostles, and was entrusted by them with all the presents which were made them, and all their means of subsistence; and when the twelve were sent out to preach and to work miracles, Judas appears to have been among them, and to have received the same powers. He was accustomed, however, even at this time, to appropriate part of their common stock to his own use, John 12:6; and at length sealed his infamy by betraying his Lord to the Jews for money. For the paltry sum of about , he engaged with the Jewish [[Sanhedrin]] to guide them to a place where they could seize him by night without danger of a tumult. But when he learned the result, a terrible remorse took possession of him; not succeeding in undoing his fatal work with the priests, he cast down before them the price of blood, crossed the gloomy valley of Hinnom, and hung himself, Matthew 27:3-10 . Luke, in Acts 1:18 , adds that he fell headlong and burst asunder, probably by the breaking of the rope or branch. The steep hillside south of the valley of [[Hinnom]] might well be the scene of such a twofold death. See [[Aceldama]] . </p> <p> The remorseful confession of Judas was a signal testimony to the spotless innocence of Christ, Matthew 27:4; and his awful end is a solemn warning against avarice, hypocrisy, and all unfaithfulness, Matthew 26:34 John 17:12 Acts 1:25 . </p> <p> 2. One of the apostles, called also Jude, Lebbeus, and Thaddeus, Matthew 10:3 Mark 3:18 Jude 1:1 , the son of [[Alpheus]] and Mary, and brother of James the LESS. See James 2,3 . He was the author of the epistle which bears his name, Mark 6:3 Luke 6:16 Acts 1:13 . </p> <p> 3. The brother of our Lord, Matthew 27:56 . Supposed by many to have been only a cousin, and the same as Judas 2. The apostle. But his "brethren" did not believe in him until near the close of his ministry. See James 3 4 . A Christian teacher, called also Barsabas, sent from Jerusalem to [[Antioch]] with Paul and Barnabas, Acts 15:22,27,32 . </p> <p> 5. [[Surnamed]] "the Galilean," called also, by Josephus, the Gaulonite. He was born at Gamala, a city of [[Gaulonitis]] near the southeastern shore of the lake of Tiberias. In company with one Sadoc, he attempted to excite a sedition among the Jews, but was destroyed by Quirinus, or Cyrenius, at that time governor of [[Syria]] and Judea, Acts 5:37 . </p> <p> 6. A Jew at Damascus, with whom Paul lodged, Acts 9:11 . </p>

Luke 3:302Matthew 13:55Mark 6:3 <p> Acts speaks of five others named Judas. 3. Judas of Galilee was one of those who led a revolt against the Romans and died as a result. The exact year of this revolt is uncertain, perhaps 6 A.D. (Acts 5:37 ). 4 . After his experience on the road to Damascus Paul went to the house of a man named Judas who lived on Straight Street. [[Ananias]] found him there three days later. 5. Judas, surnamed Barsabas, was one of those chosen by the Church of Jerusalem to go with Paul and Barnabas to deliver the letter from James to the church at Antioch concerning the important matter of [[Gentile]] salvation (Acts 15:22 ). </p> <p> 6. Jesus' twelve disciples include two named Judas. The first is always listed after James the son of Alphaeus, and is called the brother of James (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13 ). He appears to have been known also by the name Lebbaeus Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18 ). His only recorded words are found in John 14:22 . </p> <p> 7. The last of these was Judas Iscariot. All of the Gospels place him at the end of the list of disciples because of his role as betrayer. Iscariot is an [[Aramaic]] word which means “man of Kerioth”, a town near Hebron. He was the only disciple from Judea. He acted as treasurer for the disciples but was known as a miser and a thief (John 12:5-6 ). He was present at the Last Supper, during which Jesus predicted his betrayal (Luke 22:21; Matthew 26:20-21 ). The price of the betrayal was 30 pieces of silver, which Judas returned to Jewish leaders; then he went out and hanged himself. He died in sorrow but without repentance. The money, which could not be returned to the treasury because it was blood money, was used to buy a potter's field in Judas' name (Matthew 27:3-10; compare Acts 1:18-19 ). </p> <p> [[Gerald]] Cowen </p>

<p> 1. The patriarch JUDAH. Matthew 1:2,3 . </p> <p> 2. One of the apostles, brother of James. Luke 6:16; John 14:22; Acts 1:13 . Called JUDE in Jude 1; and apparently the same as 'Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus.' Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18 . </p> <p> 3. One of the brethren of the Lord. Matthew 13:55 : called JUDA in Mark 6:3 . </p> <p> 4. Judas of Galilee, who raised an insurrection in the days of the taxing, A.D. 6. He was killed by the Romans and his followers were dispersed. Acts 5:37 . </p> <p> 5. One in Damascus with whom Paul lodged. Acts 9:11 . </p> <p> 6. A 'prophet' sent from Jerusalem to Antioch. Acts 15:22 . See BARSABAS, No. 2. </p>

<p> Ju'das. The Greek form of the [[Hebrew]] name, Judah, occurring in the [[Septuagint]] (LXX) and the New Testament. </p> <p> 1. The patriarch, Judah. Matthew 1:2-3. </p> <p> 2. A man, residing at Damascus, in "the street which is called Straight," in whose house Saul of Tarsus lodged, after his miraculous conversion. Acts 9:11. </p> <p> 3. Judas, surnamed Barsabas, a leading member of the apostolic church at Jerusalem, Acts 15:22, endued with the gift of prophesy, Acts 15:32, chosen with Silas to accompany Paul and Barnabas, as delegates to the church at Antioch. (A.D. 47). Later, Judas went back to Jerusalem. </p>

<li> A Christian teacher, surnamed Barsabas. He was sent from Jerusalem to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas with the decision of the council (Acts 15:22,27,32 ). He was a "prophet" and a "chief man among the brethren." <div> <p> Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Judas'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/j/judas.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> At whose house, in the street called Straight at Damascus (now the "street of bazaars," reaching long, straight, and wide from the S. gate into the heart of the city), Saul of Tarsus lodged after his conversion (Acts 9:11). The house is still professedly shown a few steps out of the "street of bazaars," in an open space, "the sheikh's place." It has a stone floored square room, partly wailed off for a tomb shown as "the tomb of Ananias." </p>

<p> Ju′das is merely the Greek form of the Hebrew name Judah. </p> <p> Judas Maccabeus, 1 </p> <p> Judas Maccabæus [MACCABEES] </p> <p> Judas Iscariot, 2 </p> <p> Judas Iscar´iot. The object of this article is not to elucidate all the circumstances recorded respecting this person, but simply to investigate his motives in delivering up Jesus to the chief-priests. The evangelists relate his proceedings, but give no opinion. The subject is consequently open to inquiry. Our conclusions must be guided by the facts of the case, and by the known feelings and principles of human nature. The only conceivable motives for the conduct of Judas are, a sense of duty in bringing his Master to justice, resentment, avarice, dissatisfaction with the procedure of Jesus, and a consequent scheme for the accomplishment of his own views. With regard to the first of these motives, if Judas had been actuated by a sense of duty in bringing his Master to justice for anything censurable in his intentions, words, or actions, he would certainly have alleged some charge against him in his first interview with the chief-priests, and they would have brought him forward as a witness against Jesus, especially when they were at so great a loss for evidence; or they would have reminded him of his accusations when he appealed to them after our Lord's condemnation, saying, 'I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood'—a confession which amounts to an avowal that he had never seen anything to blame in his Master, but everything to approve. The second motive supposed, namely, that of resentment, is rather more plausible. Jesus had certainly rebuked him for blaming the woman who had anointed him in the house of Simon the leper, at Bethany (comp.; ); and Matthew's narrative seems to connect his going to the chief-priests with that rebuke : 'Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief-priests;' but closer inspection will convince the reader that those words are more properly connected with . Besides, the rebuke was general, 'Why trouble ye the woman?' Nor was it nearly so harsh as that received by Peter, 'Get thee behind me, Satan' , and certainly not so public . Even if Judas had felt ever so much resentment, it could scarcely have been his sole motive; and as nearly two days elapsed between his contract with the chief-priests and its completion, it would have subsided during the interval, and have yielded to that covetousness which we have every reason to believe was his ruling passion. St. John expressly declares that Judas 'was a thief, and had the bag, and bare (that is, conveyed away from it, stole) what was put therein' (; comp. 20:15, in the original). This rebuke, or rather certain circumstances attending it, might have determined him to act as he did, but is insufficient, of itself, to account entirely for his conduct, by which he endangered all his expectations of worldly advancement from Jesus, at the very moment when they seemed upon the verge of being fulfilled. It is, indeed, a most important feature in the case, that the hopes entertained by Judas, and all the apostles, from their Master's expected elevation, as the Messiah, to the throne of Judea, and, as they believed, to the empire of the whole world, were never more stedfast than at the time when he covenanted with the chief-priests to deliver him into their hands. Nor does the theory of mere resentment agree with the terms of censure in which the conduct and character of Judas are spoken of by our Lord and the evangelists. Since, then, this supposition is insufficient, we may consider another motive to which his conduct is more commonly ascribed, namely, covetousness. But if by covetousness is meant the eager desire to obtain 'the thirty pieces of silver,' with which the chief-priests 'covenanted with him' , it presents scarcely a less inadequate motive. Can it be conceived that Judas would deliberately forego the prospect of immense wealth from his Master, by delivering him up for about four pounds ten shillings of our money, upon the highest computation, and not more than double in value, a sum which he might easily have purloined from the bag? Is it likely that he would have made such a sacrifice for any further sum, however large, which we may suppose 'they promised him' , and of which the thirty pieces of silver might have been the mere earnest ? Had covetousness been his motive, he would have ultimately applied to the chief-priests, not to bring again the thirty pieces of silver with the confession, 'I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood' , but to demand the completion of their agreement with him. We are now at liberty to consider the only remaining motive for the conduct of Judas, namely, dissatisfaction with the procedure of his Master, and a consequent scheme for the furtherance of his own views. It seems to us likely, that the impatience of Judas for the accomplishment of his worldly views, which we conceive to have ever actuated him in following Jesus, could no longer be restrained, and that our Lord's observations at Bethany served to mature a stratagem he had meditated long before. He had no doubt been greatly disappointed at seeing his Master avoid being made a king, after feeding the five thousand in Galilee. Many a favorable crisis had He seemed to lose, or had not dared to embrace, and now while at Bethany He talks of his burial and though none of His apostles, so firm were their worldly expectations from their Master, could clearly understand such 'sayings' yet they had been made 'exceeding sorry' by them . At the same time Judas had long been convinced by the miracles he had seen his Master perform that He was the Messiah . He had even heard Him accept this title from His apostles in private . He had promised them that when He should 'sit upon the throne of His glory, they should sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel' . Yet now, when everything seemed most favorable to the assumption of empire, He hesitates and desponds. Within a few days, the people, who had lately given Him a triumphal entry into the city, having kept the Passover, would be dispersed to their homes, and Judas and his fellow apostles be, perhaps, required to attend their Master on another tedious expedition through the country. Hence it seems most probable that Judas resolved upon the plan of delivering up his Master to the Jewish authorities, when he would be compelled, in self-defense, to prove His claims, by giving them the sign from heaven they had so often demanded; they would, he believed, elect him in due form as the King Messiah, and thus enable Him to reward His followers. He did, indeed, receive from Jesus many alarming admonitions against his design; but the plainest warnings are lost upon a mind totally absorbed by a purpose, and agitated by many violent passions. The worst he would permit himself to expect, was a temporary displeasure for placing his Master in this dilemma; but as he most likely believed, judging from himself, that Jesus anticipated worldly aggrandizement, he might calculate upon His forgiveness when the emergency should have been triumphantly surmounted. Judas could not doubt his master's ability to extricate Himself from His enemies by miracle. He had known Him do so more than once (;; ). Hence his directions to the officers to 'hold him fast,' when he was apprehended . With other Jews he believed the Messiah would never die accordingly, we regard his pecuniary stipulation with the priests as a mere artful cover to his deeper and more comprehensive design; and so that he served their purpose in causing the apprehension of Jesus, they would little care to scrutinize his motive. All they felt was being 'glad' at his proposal , and the plan appeared to hold good up to the very moment of our Lord's condemnation; for after His apprehension His miraculous power seemed unabated, from His healing Malchus. Judas heard Him declare that He could even then 'ask, and His father would give Him twelve legions of angels' for His rescue. But when Judas, who awaited the issue of the trial with such different expectations, saw that though Jesus had avowed Himself to be the Messiah, He had not convinced the Sanhedrim; and, instead of extricating Himself from their power by miracle, had submitted to be 'condemned, buffeted, and spit upon,' by His judges and accusers; then it should seem he awoke to a full view of all the consequences of his conduct. The prophecies of the Old Testament, 'that Christ should suffer and of Jesus, concerning His own rejection and death, flashed on his mind in their true sense and full force, and he found himself the wretched instrument of their fulfillment. He made a last desperate effort to stay proceedings. He presented himself to the chief-priests, offered to return the money, confessed that he had sinned in that he had betrayed the innocent blood, and upon receiving their heartless answer was wrought into a frenzy of despair, during which He committed suicide. There is much significancy in these words of , 'Then Judas, when he saw He was condemned,' not expiring on the cross, 'repented himself,' etc. If such be the true hypothesis of his conduct, then, however culpable it may have been, as originating in the most inordinate covetousness, impatience of the procedure of Providence, crooked policy, or any other bad quality, he is certainly absolved from the direct intention of procuring his Master's death. 'The difference,' says [[Archbishop]] Whately, 'between Iscariot and his fellow apostles was, that though they all had the same expectations and conjectures, he dared to act on his conjectures, departing from the plain course of his known duty to follow the calculations of his worldly wisdom, and the schemes of his worldly ambition.' </p> <p> Judas or Jude, surnamed Barsabas, a Christian teacher sent from Jerusalem to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas (;; ). He is supposed to have been one of the seventy disciples, and brother of Joseph, also surnamed Barsabas (son of Sabas), who was proposed, with Matthias, to fill up the place of the traitor Judas . Judas and Silas (who was also of the party) are mentioned together as 'prophets' and 'chief men among the brethren.' </p> <p> Judas [JUDE] </p> <p> Judas, a Jew of Damascus, with whom Paul lodged . </p> <p> Surnamed the Galilean , so called also by Josephus, and likewise 'the Gaulonite.' In company with one [[Sadoc]] he attempted to raise a sedition among the Jews, but was destroyed by [[Cyrenius]] (Quirinus), then proconsul of Syria and Judea. </p>

<p> ''''' jōō´das ''''' ( Ἰούδας , <i> ''''' Ioúdas ''''' </i> ; Greek form of Hebrew "Judah"): </p> <p> (1) A L evite mentioned in 1 Esdras 9:23 = [[Judah]] (3). </p> <p> (2) Judas Maccabeus, 3son of [[Mattathias]] (1 Maccabees 2:4 ). See [[Maccabees]] . </p> <p> (3) Judas, son of Chalphi, a Jewish officer who supported Jonathan bravely at the battle of Hazor (1 Maccabees 11:70; <i> Ant </i> ., Xiii , v, 7). </p> <p> (4) A person of good position in Jerusalem at the time of the mission to Aristobulus (2 Maccabees 1:10 ); he has been identified with Judas Maccabeus and also with an Essene prophet ( <i> Ant </i> ., Xiii , xi, 2; <i> Bj </i> , III, 5). </p> <p> (5) Son of Simon the Maccabee, and brother of John Hyrcanus (1 Maccabees 16:2 ). He was wounded in the battle which he fought along with his brother against Cendebeus (1 Maccabees 16:1 ff; <i> Ant </i> ., Xiii , vii, 3), and was murdered by [[Ptolemy]] the usurper, his brother-in-law, at Dok (1 Maccabees 16:11 ff). </p>

<p> Surnamed </p> <p> ne of the twelve Apostles of Christ, who from some infatuation that unaccountably possessed him, and to his everlasting infamy, betrayed his Master to His enemies for 30 pieces of silver; was designated by Christ as the Son of Perdition. </p>