Judas Iscariot

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Judas Iscariot is the New Testament figure known as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles who betrayed him to the authorities, leading to his arrest and crucifixion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament person
apostle
biblical figure
disciple of Jesus
person in the Gospels
appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
associatedWith Jesus Christ
The Twelve Apostles
early followers of Jesus
betrayalLocation Gethsemane
betrayalReward thirty pieces of silver
betrayalSign a kiss
betrayed Jesus Christ
causeOfDeathAccordingToActs falling headlong and bursting open
causeOfDeathAccordingToMatthew suicide by hanging
centralThemeIn Christian theology of betrayal
condemnedBy early Christian tradition
deathDescribedIn Acts of the Apostles
Gospel of Matthew
ethnicContext Jewish
fieldName Field of Blood
fullName Judas Iscariot
knownFor betraying Jesus
handing Jesus over to the authorities
receiving thirty pieces of silver
languageOfName Greek
mentionedIn Acts 1
John 13
John 18
Luke 22
Mark 14
Matthew 26
Matthew 27
moneyUsedFor purchase of the potter’s field
nameDerivedFrom Judah
portrayedAs thief in the Gospel of John
positionAmongDisciples treasurer
religion Judaism
responsibleFor keeping the common purse
returnedMoneyAccordingToMatthew thirty pieces of silver
role one of the Twelve Apostles
subjectOf Gospel of Judas (apocryphal text)
symbolizes betrayal for money
treachery
timePeriod 1st century CE


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