But this makes his betrayal all the greater because he betrays Jesus … for money. The passage says Satan enters him. Perhaps this is similar to what would happen to King Saul when an evil spirit would torment him, and he would try to kill David who played music 1 Samuel However, previous to this night, Judas had already agreed to betray Jesus. The religious leaders bribed him with 30 silver coins.
He already hatched a plan in his heart to betray Jesus, but Satan appears to give the final push here. Judas experiences remorse when he realizes Jesus received the death penalty. But he experiences regret. This theory relies heavily on the portrayal of Judas in the Gospel of John, which presents a very unflattering portrait of Judas.
Although, yes, Satan did enter Jesus—as some may argue that Judas had no autonomy—we see Judas making a deal with the religious leaders long before Satan shows up during the Last Supper. This smells of resentment. They desperately wanted to overthrow their oppressors and re-establish their nation. They needed an anointed king to lead them in this quest. Could it be Jesus? Clearly, he was chosen by God. He performed miracles. He spoke with authority about a new kingdom. He attracted huge crowds.
No matter what the case, Judas did ultimately betray Jesus. Professor William Klassen says that the idea of betrayal is based on a mistranslation and that Judas intended not to 'betray' Jesus, but to 'hand over' Jesus to the authorities. And this can be developed to suggest that Judas intended to bring Jesus and the authorities together in order to resolve their differences. If Judas didn't intend a betrayal then that would explain his suicide when he became aware of the catastrophic consequence of his action.
A manuscript called the Gospel of Judas, written in the 2nd century was translated from a 5th century copy in the first decade of the 21st century, although its existence had long been rumoured.
Early comments on the manuscript suggested that it portrayed Judas in largely positive, even heroic, terms. The manuscript was said to show that Jesus asked Judas to betray him, so that Jesus could be freed from his physical body and the plan of salvation could be fulfilled.
Judas was instructed to sacrifice Jesus the man - "you will sacrifice the man that clothes me" - and was warned by Jesus that he, Judas, would be hated by future generations as a result. More recently, other translators have come up with a different take which portrays Judas as a demon who betrays Jesus, possibly in order to further the interests of a different, and evil God, and who is doomed never to reach heaven.
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This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. The Passion. What the Bible tells us about Judas: Judas was one of the 12 disciples closest to Jesus Judas offered to betray Jesus to the religious authorities They agreed to pay him 30 pieces of silver for doing so Jesus knew that Judas was going to do this, but took no action to stop him Judas led soldiers to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was praying Judas kissed Jesus to identify him Afterwards Jesus' death, according to Matthew's gospel, Judas regretted his actions, returned the money and hanged himself Other versions say that he didn't return the money and died by accident In fact the books of the Bible don't offer a consistent account of what Judas did, but the list above includes the events that most people associate with Judas.
There are various interpretations of this story: Judas killed himself in horror at his betrayal of Jesus Judas killed himself because he had betrayed everyone who had stayed loyal to Jesus and so made himself an outcast from his peer group Judas killed himself in order to redeem himself from his bad act this was an accepted use of suicide in the first century Judas killed himself in order to focus the blame on those who had paid him to betray Jesus When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.
He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood. Matthew According to St Luke in Acts Luke suggests that the death of Judas may have been an accident, but some writers think that the passage below refers to Judas falling from the rope that he used to hang himself - perhaps as a result of bodily decay. Acts According to Dante's Inferno In Dante's Inferno Judas is found in the lowest circle of hell, which is reserved for traitors.
Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy - Inferno, Canto 34 According to Papias Papias, a 2nd century bishop, gave Judas a sad departure from this world, but passed no opinion as to what happened to him thereafter.
Judas was motivated by greed Judas was possessed by the Devil Judas had to fulfil a prophecy Judas' betrayal was a necessary part of God's salvation plan Judas had a political motive Judas was disillusioned and angry Judas didn't intend a 'betrayal' Let's examine these reasons further: Judas was motivated by greed Three of the gospels say that Judas went of his own accord to the authorities and asked them to pay him for betraying Jesus: Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, 'What will you give me if I betray him to you?
Matthew Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. Mark Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve; he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers of the temple police about how he might betray him to them.
Luke John's gospel makes the point that Judas was a dishonest and greedy man. John There are some problems with accepting that Judas' principal motive was greed: The amount is too small - enough, as the Bible relates, to buy a field: If Judas' only motive was greed, why didn't he ask for more?
If Judas was greedy and dishonest why had Jesus - the most perceptive of men - chosen him to be one of the twelve? If Judas was greedy and dishonest, why had Jesus given him the job of looking after the money? If Judas was greedy and dishonest, why had he joined up with such a penniless group as the twelve, who didn't seem to provide any obvious money-making opportunities?
The Victorian art critic John Ruskin argues that Judas was not only greedy and dishonest, but stupid as well, and that is why he acted as he did: Stupidity is always the basis of the Judas bargain. Luke seems to suggest that Judas' actions may have been entirely the result of this possession; that he was, in effect, carrying out Satan's wishes: Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve; he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers of the temple police about how he might betray him to them.
Luke John, on the other hand, suggests that Judas was a bad man before Satan entered him to inspire the final betrayal: For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe, and who was the one that would betray him. John 'Did I not choose you, the twelve? John John However in another passage John suggests that Satan entered Judas rather later.
John You might think that if Satan had taken over Judas, then he is not to blame for his actions; Jesus did not think that way: 'For the Son of Man is going as it has been determined, but woe to that one by whom he is betrayed! Psalm Jesus makes the point again before going to Gethsemane. A recently translated, 1, year-old text written in Coptic — an Egyptian language that uses the Greek alphabet — claims that Judas used a kiss to betray his leader because Jesus had the ability to change his appearance.
Judas' kiss would clearly identify Jesus to the crowd. The four gospels, on the other hand, don't attempt to explain why a kiss was used to identify Jesus. All the gospels indicate that Jesus knew he was going to be betrayed when he had supper with his disciples shortly before his arrest.
The Gospel of John states that Jesus confronted Judas at the last supper, telling him, "What you are about to do, do quickly. The Gospels of Luke and John both say that Satan "entered" Judas at certain times and may have influenced his decision to betray Jesus. The Gospel of John describes Judas as an untrustworthy person. It claims that Judas was the treasurer for Jesus and his 12 disciples, carrying the money bag the group shared and sometimes stealing from it.
When a woman put perfume on Jesus shortly before the last supper, Judas objected, the Gospel of John says. It was worth a year's wages. The Gospel of Matthew says that Judas regretted betraying Jesus, and tried to return the 30 pieces of silver that he had been paid.
In Matthew , Judas tells the chief priests and elders, "'I have sinned,' he said, 'for I have betrayed innocent blood.
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