2006-11-28 02:02:28 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If this is a reference to the Gospel of Judas, which reads that Judas and Jesus had worked it all out that Judas would turn Jesus in to the Romans in order to facilitate his death and sacrifice, then yes, Judas was shafted by the councils that decided what Christian canon would be.
2006-11-28 02:05:23 · answer #1 · answered by E D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most widely held view is that Judas is a bona fide traitor. Being an atheist myself, I'm inclined to accept that opinion. In order for Jesus to have prearranged Judas' role with him, he'd have to have known that "cross time" was near at hand, that God's Will for Jesus to become the Savior was soon to be fulfilled. Since I don't believe in God, naturally I believe that Jesus intended to go on living a long while and that Judas' betrayal was just that, with no divine counterconspiracies anywhere in the plan.
2006-11-28 10:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it really matters. What matters is did he pray for forgivness before he hanged himself?
One apparent New Testament contradiction has arisen concerning the means by which Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of the innocent blood, died. In Matthew 27:5, the scripture says of Judas, “and he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.”
However, Acts 1:18-19 records the same event in a different manner, “Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.”
The first passage reports that Judas hanged himself, the latter concludes that the betrayer of Jesus fell and “burst asunder in the midst.” Which of these is correct? Did Judas Iscariot hang himself, or did he die as a result of a fall? Through careful consideration of Scripture (Isaiah 28:10), one might see that both accounts could be correct.
2006-11-28 10:11:15 · answer #3 · answered by LucySD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. He was an evil man who chose to sin. His betrayal of Jesus was his choice. Many people today do things in the name of money. Judas wanted a few coins rather than the best friend he ever had. Don't you know people like that today?
2006-11-28 10:06:27 · answer #4 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad PR - if we were to believe in recent theories.
2006-11-28 10:07:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope
k1
2006-11-28 10:03:50 · answer #6 · answered by Kenneth G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he was just human like the rest of us who are in our fallen nature giving into what we feel rather then what is right.
dave
2006-11-28 10:06:28 · answer #7 · answered by David 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. History is written by the victors.
2006-11-28 14:49:16 · answer #8 · answered by Who's Barry Badarnath? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um...no! He made a conscious choice to betray Jesus!
2006-11-28 11:06:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he was guilty of ratting out Jesus ,while pretending to be his friend.
2006-11-28 11:37:04 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋