Knowra Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. The New Testament identifies him as the disciple who handed Jesus over to authorities, leading to Jesus’s arrest.
Gospel of Mark : The earliest surviving canonical Gospel, traditionally attributed to Mark, recounting Jesus’s ministry, death, and resurrection. Mark depicts Judas arranging Jesus’s arrest and identifying him with a kiss.
Betrayal : The breaking of trust or loyalty through disloyal action. Judas’s name became an enduring shorthand for betrayal.
New Testament : The collection of early Christian writings that forms the second part of the Christian Bible. All surviving canonical accounts of Judas’s betrayal and death are found here.
Judas Thomas : The apostle Thomas, also called Didymus, whose name Judas appears in some New Testament passages. Another apostolic Judas helps explain why the epithet Iscariot matters.
Historical Jesus : The first-century Jewish teacher reconstructed through historical analysis of ancient sources. Judas’s historical actions are known chiefly through sources written decades after Jesus’s death.
Gospel of Matthew : A canonical Gospel presenting Jesus as the fulfillment of Jewish scripture and recounting his teaching, death, and resurrection. Matthew adds Judas’s remorse, returned silver, and death after the betrayal.
Antisemitism : Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination directed against Jews as a people or religious group. Interpretations of Judas have sometimes fueled collective blame of Jews for Jesus’s death.
Apostles : In Christianity, figures sent to proclaim Jesus’s message, especially the twelve chosen during his ministry. Judas’s betrayal is striking because he belonged to Jesus’s inner group of twelve.
Simon Peter : A leading apostle of Jesus who denied knowing him during his trial. Peter’s denial and Judas’s betrayal invite comparison, though their later outcomes differ.
Gospel of Judas Manuscript : The surviving Coptic manuscript of the Gospel of Judas, copied in late antiquity from an earlier Greek text. Its damaged text and transmission complicate interpretation of Judas’s portrayal.
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