Judas :: essays research papers

Ever since you told me what your YL leader said, I have been studying it. Once I got into the word, I realized that I had dealt with this topic before, when our leader was testing our reaction to questions of contradiction. This is what I have concluded. First of on the whole, notice that the text does not presuppose that Judas died as a result of hanging. All it says is that he "went and hanged himself." Luke however, in Acts, tells us that "and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out." This is a pretty clear indication (along with the other exposit given in Acts - Peters speech, the need to pick a new apostle, etc.) that at least after Judas fall, he was dead. So the whole concept that Matthew and Luke both(prenominal) recount Judas death is highly probable, but not clear cut. regain verse 5..."Then he...went and hanged himself." Matthew does not state death as organism a result. The classic word used is APAGCHO. Matthew 275 is its lone(prenominal) occurrence in the New Testament. In the LXX (the Greek description of the OT used at the time of Jesus), its only used in 2 Samuel 1723 Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he attach a donkey, and arose and went home to his house, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died and he was buried in his fathers tomb. Notice that not only is it utter that Ahithophel "hanged himself" APAGCHO, but it explicitly adds, "and died". Here we have no doubt of the result. In Matthew, we are not explicitly told Judas died. Also, there is nothing in the Greek to suggest success or failure. It simply means hang oneself". So, my line of ratiocination to dispel the contradiction myth is that the "two" accounts of Judas death is this...Matthew doesnt necessarily rationalize how Judas died he does say Judas "hanged himself", but he didnt specifically say Judas died in the hanging incident. However, Acts seems to show us his graphic demise. Therefore, there is no contradiction between Matthew and Acts, more specifically the death of Judas. So what happened to Judas? Well my sound judgment is that only God knows, but this is what I personally believe (there are m any other theories of how Judas died, but it is such an unimportant topic when set to the gospel as a whole, but know that the Bible is ERROR-FREE and any conclusion must be biblically based).