What Really Happened to Judas? The Conflicting Fates of Christianity’s Traitor

Age? In my thirties. Born in? Maybe Kariot, hence Iscariot. Profession? Treasurer. Motive? Not the cheap one. Between faith, history and legend, the great biblical scholar Gianfranco Ravasi helps us to investigate the mystery of the unfaithful apostle

What Really Happened to Judas? The Conflicting Fates of Christianity’s Traitor

Judas Iscariot (far right, the one whose seat is named) seated at the table during the Last Supper, moments before betraying Jesus. Credit: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons When we think of the name Judas Iscariot, we normally picture a historical figure. However, we also feel a kind of visceral reaction. This name has become the ultimate definition of a stab in the back, the absolute core of betrayal. His story—trading Jesus for thirty silve…

The “burning of Judas” is still being revived with many variations in regions of Greece.

The names of Judas Iscariot and Judas Thaddeus are often confusing because of their similarity. However, it's crucial to distinguish between these two figures, as they played diametrically opposed roles in the story of Jesus and Christianity. Judas: One is the traitor apostle and the other is a saint Judas Iscariot is remembered as the traitor apostle and Judas Thaddeus is revered as a saint and one of the twelve loyal disciples of Jesus. The f…

The American author Tosca Lee made Judas Iscariot the main character of her novel. Who was the man whose name is forever associated with betrayal of Jesus?