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Is Judas the founder of Juda(s)ism?

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No, not even close. Judas Iscariot is a character in a set of conflicting gospels that were written in the 2nd century CE. read more

No, mainly because Judas was not the founder. Judaism is the ‘ism’ of the ‘Judahites’ (or ‘the Judeans’ - same thing) and the Judahites (or Judeans - one version is Hebrew and the other is Greek) are a people, not an individual. read more

Popes are, after all, infallible. Whereas Judas is obviously flawed and therefore recognisably human, even amid the insults that the gospel writers fling at him. Even if we have never been labelled a Judas, all of us will at some stage in our lives have been accused of betrayal. read more

Judas Iscariot (died c. 30 – c. 33 AD) was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to all four canonical gospels, Judas betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane by kissing him and addressing him as "Rabbi" to reveal his identity to the crowd who had come to arrest him. read more

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Judas Iscariot: Bible Story and Profile
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