04/14/2025
Everything You Wanted To Know About Judas Iscariot
(Drawn from online sources)
• Judas Iscariot was known to be a skilled administrator and was trusted with managing the finances of Jesus and his disciples.
• Judas was fluent in multiple languages, making him an effective communicator among diverse groups of people during his time.
• Despite his actions leading to Jesus' arrest, Judas showed remorse and returned the payment he received for betraying Jesus.
• Judas Iscariot's name is believed to have origins in the Hebrew word "Ish Kerioth," meaning "man from Kerioth," which was a town in Judea.
• In 1983 “The Gospel of Judas” was discovered. It was believed to have been from the third century (280 AD), written by a group called Gnostics, who had a different theology than a majority of Christians in that time. Wikipedia summarizes it this way: “Unlike Judas in the canonical gospels, who is portrayed as a villain, and excoriated by Jesus ("Alas for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born," Matthew 26:24), the Judas gospel portrays Judas as a divinely appointed instrument of a grand and predetermined purpose.”
• Needless to say, Judas' role in the events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion has sparked centuries of debate and analysis, highlighting the complex nature of his character and motivations.
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