Who was Judas Iscariot, Could he be the chosen seed?

Question

Who was Judas?

Matthew 1:2-3
Abraham begat Isaac
Issac begat Jacob
Jacob begat Judas and his brethren

Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar;

Phares begat Esrom
Esrom begat Aram

Abraham son Isaac
Issaac son of jacob
Jacob son of Judas

Judas came from Gods Chosen Seed....

What other name was used for Judas? Thaddaeus

Matthew 10:3 and Mark 3:18

Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the Rublican;

James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus

And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite.

Luke 6:16
And Judas, the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which aslo was the traitor.

Was Judas, Jesus Christ Nephew? brother to James and Judas


Or Jesus on Brother?

Answer 1

Luk 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Luk 6:13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
Luk 6:14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
Luk 6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
Luk 6:16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

Mar 3:19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

from the passages you can see that Judas Iscariot, is different from all other Judas. The name Judas is not meant for only one person, and because there are other persons called Judas around Jesus, hence Judas Iscariot was identified by "one of the twelve who betrayed Jesus, or Judas the betrayer etc.

Answer 2

I've put some thought and research into this. As an Esoteric Christian I don't take scripture as literally as the rest of Christendom, but I believe if we had more of the scripture from the early Christians, those were eventually labeled heretics and had their writings burned and destroyed, we would have a clearer picture of who Judas Iscariot was. Some of this knowledge can be deduced by what the Church (Roman Catholic) taught about Him and Christ in relation to Him early on... basically a "what is it they AREN'T telling us and WHY" logic. And possibly, though I doubt it, the Vatican may have some of these early writings, however hidden and virtually reduced to fragments of dust they would be by now.

Answer 3

Judas Iscariot was one of the disciples of Jesus Christ. The only disciple who seemed to be kneeling down in the painting of "The Last Supper". He was also the one who betrayed Jesus to the Roman soldiers by giving him a kiss on the cheek in exchange for thirty pieces of silver.

Answer 4

Like today, there were many people with the same name at that time.