The period of early Christianity during the lifetimes of the apostles is called the Apostolic Age. Given that it includes late 2nd century theology, it is thought to have been composed in the 2nd century by Gnostic Christians, rather than the historic Judas himself. The content consists of conversations between Jesus and Judas Iscariot. This event has been called the Dispersion of the Apostles. Is the Gospel of Judas true The Gospel of Judas is a Gnostic gospel. What happened to the disciples after Jesus died?Īfter his resurrection, Jesus sent eleven of them (minus Judas Iscariot, who by then had died ) by the Great Commission to spread his teachings to all nations.
traditionally Colchis, Armenia Western feast day February 24, Eastern feast day August 9), the disciple who, according to the biblical Acts of the Apostles 1:21–26, was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after Judas betrayed Jesus. Saint Matthias, (flourished 1st century ad, Judaea d. Thus, the most frequent identification is with John the Apostle, who would then be the same as John the Evangelist. The assumption that the Beloved Disciple was one of the Apostles is based on the observation that he was apparently present at the Last Supper, and Matthew and Mark state that Jesus ate with the Twelve. Jesus ‘ name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua. How did Judas address Jesus?Īccording to all four canonical gospels, Judas betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane by kissing him and addressing him as “rabbi” to reveal his identity to the crowd who had come to arrest him. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. Gospel of Matthew As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, called Peter and his brother Andrew. Some scholars have linked his surname “Iscariot,” to Queriot (or Kerioth), a town located south of Jerusalem in Judea. Intriguingly, Judas Iscariot is the only one of the apostles whom the Bible (potentially) identifies by his town of origin. The book purports that this event, which occurred just before Judas became a disciple of Jesus, was a key catalyst for Judas’s eventual betrayal of Christ. Jesus What did Judas do before he met Jesus?ģ A Disciple of John In some Christian texts, Judas followed John the Baptist before he became one of the twelve disciples of Christ.