How did Judas die?

Question

a. In Matthew 27:5 Judas hangs himself.

b. In Acts 1:18 he bursts open and his insides spill out.

c. According to the apostle Paul, neither of the above is true. Paul says Jesus appeared to "the twelve" after his resurrection. Mark 14:20 makes it clear that Judas was one of the twelve.

In Matthew 19:28, Jesus tells the twelve disciples, including Judas, that when Jesus rules from his throne, they will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Very confusing all these Contradictions? Im sure Christians have a good way of knowing which is the true version?

Answer 1

You would be wrong, Christians have a good way of not knowing. They trust in faith and question nothing. That's why they are so boring. Nice to see that you did your homework though. Smooth.

Answer 2

Not confusing. It's all true. Use your brain.

b happened after a After Judas' body finally fell because of decay or was cut down, it was in a decomposed condition and burst open upon hitting the ground.

c The account in Mark 14:20 is told before Judas hangs himself. So Judas was still among the original 12 apostles. The 12 apostles after the resurrection included Matthias. Acts 1:12-26.

Matthew 19:28 What does this verse have to do with how Judas died? And how do you know that this statement of Jesus has not or will not be fulfilled?

Answer 3

Judas was at the table with Jesus in Mark 14:20 because he had not yet betrayed Jesus or hung himself.

Matthew 19:28 is not a contradiction to anything.

Judas hung himself in the potters field (Matthew 27:5) and then after his body decayed and bloated, evidently the rope broke and he burst into pieces on the land of the potters field (Acts 1:18-19). Acts 1:18-19 presumes Judas' hanging...as a man falling down in a field does not result in his body bursting open. Only decomposition and a fall from a height could cause a body to burst open. When Judas threw the thirty pieces of silver down, the priests took the money and used it to buy the potter’s field (Matthew 27:7), not knowing that Judas was going to hang himself there. Judas may not have purchased the field himself, but it was the money Judas received for betraying Jesus that purchased the field.

I could not find where it specifically said that Jesus appeared to 12 disciples. (To your "c" question)

I take it you are a skeptic or athiest...are you just trying to get people's feathers ruffled? What is the point to your questioning?

Answer 4

These are not contradictions.

Many people don't realize that there were TWO disciples of Jesus named Judas. The one who betrayed Jesus was specifically referred to as "Judas Iscariot". He died, as you mentioned, by hanging himself (Math 27:5).

There were several other men named Judas in the Bible who were not included in "the twelve". Specifically, the one you mention from Acts 1:18 was not the same Judas as Judas Iscariot.

It seems to me like you are plucking individual verses out of the Bible and trying to prove they are contradictory. I could do this with practically any book - including science books - which would apparently contradict them as well. To fully understand any book - not just the Bible - we need to examine what they say IN CONTEXT.

Are you looking for contradictions, or are you looking for answers? If the former, keep doing what you are doing. If the latter, read the entire chapter - in the entire book - of the entire Old or New Testiment - of the entire Bible. If you do, I can assure you the insights to find authentic answers to the questions you have.

Answer 5

those who were dead in Christ shall rise again Judas did his part and he was not wrong in what he did Jesus told Judas go do what you (MUST)
do and he did. this is Judas Iscariot and then there was Judas brother of James just like john the baptist and then john the disciple different people Judas will be there on his throne as Jesus said

This what you are talking about was Judas who betrayed Christ with a kiss the priest took the pieces of silver to buy this field. Judas gut busted open after he was already dead when the rope broke from taking him down this was not how he died he was hung.

Answer 6

i agree this is confusing. to answer your c. above, the apostles chose Matthias to take the place of judas (acts 1: 12 ff). so that is why they are still referred to as the twelve.

judas was there when christ said the twelve would rule over the tribes but judas is only a REPRESENTATIVE whose place is taken by matthias later.

it is important to remember that the bible is not so much about HISTORY as about THEOLOGY. the gospels were written by different persons at different times.

the essential truth to take home is that judas did not die a happy death.

in my own personal opinion he died a thousand times before his actual death. he was not intrinsically a bad man; he did fail badly which is a different thing. he had a weakness for money - that becomes clear elsewhere in the gospels when he questions why the woman bathed christ's feet with an expensive lotion when the money could have been given in charity (HE was in charge of the money box for charity!)

he must have suffered great remorse and horror at his act of betrayal of someone whose salt he had eaten.

but just as it was"necessary" for adam to sin so that God would eventually send his own son into this world, it was "necessary" for judas to betray christ so the latter could die on the cross and RISE AGAIN. poor judas played his part in the drama of salvation.

Answer 7

If you had truly read the Bible, you would know that after Judas' death, the eleven disciples had two people to consider to replace Judas. I can't think of the others name, but Mathias was chosen. Read the Bible before you try to analyze it or even preach it. As far as having good ways of knowing the true version, we as Christians read the entire story, not just enough to try to stir up controversy over it.

Answer 8

I think it was the plague, around that time it was starting to circulate around the orient. There were merchant routes between the east and west.

I have heard theories that Judas was actually a confidant of Jesus. I have heard it said that Judas was sent to the pharasees by Jesus, as part of the plan.

Answer 9

I'm not sure myself, but to my understanding Judas felt guilty about betraying Jesus after the fact and tried to give the 30 silver pieces back to the Pharisees, they said no and he went to hang himself. But the branch he hung himself from broke and he fell and landed on rocks that cut him open, allowing his "insides to spill out."

Judas may have been one of the original 12, but after he betrayed Jesus and died he was replaced by another, I forget the name but Matthias comes to mind. Maybe someone else can clarify that part for sure.

Answer 10

Strange that even though you have quoted two specific passages that contradict each other and several others supporting the contradictions and yet those answers I see above me are emphatic...d'uh he hanged himself.....I don't believe your question was read past the first line.

Good christians have proven that they do not know the true version by regurgitating that he hanged himself and completely ignoring your reference to another end for him.

Isn't it nice that we can pick and choose what passages of that book we will preach and which we will sweep under the rug and ignore completely tho they are put right in front of our face.

Answer 11

Matthais was the disciple that took Judas' place among the original 12. He is sometimes called the 13th disciple, but fills the spot that Judas left.

Judas commit suicide.