Rather than denounce Judas as Jesus's betrayer, the author of the Gospel of Judas glorified him as Jesus's most favored disciple. In this version of events, Jesus asked Judas to betray him to the authorities, so that he could be freed from his physical body and fulfill his destiny of saving humanity.
As told in the New Testament Gospels, Judas betrayed Jesus for "30 pieces of silver," identifying him with a kiss in front of Roman soldiers. "So he asks Judas, who is his friend, to sell him out, to betray him. It's treason to the general public, but between Jesus and Judas it's not treachery."
God punishes Judas, not only for betraying Jesus, but attempting suicide at dawn, by turning him into the first vampire, and making him vulnerable to silver for taking 30 pieces of silver as payment for his betrayal, and his suicide attempt at dawn also tries to explain a vampire's violent reaction to sunlight.
Judas offered to betray Jesus to the religious authorities. They agreed to pay him 30 pieces of silver for doing so. Jesus knew that Judas was going to do this, but took no action to stop him.
The phrase “30 pieces of silver” is a proverb in many modern languages. It refers to someone who has sold out and taken money, high office or personal gain in exchange for betraying a person or an important cause.
Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me. Do not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!" or say, "We have swallowed him up." May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
A psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary: 'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. Don't strike back or seek revenge against someone who has hurt you.
Psalm 2 does not identify its author with a superscription. Acts 4:24–26 in the New Testament attributes it to David. According to the Talmud, Psalm 2 is a continuation of Psalm 1. The psalm is a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies.
| Psalm 2 |
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| Language | Hebrew (original) |
Key Verse. The word shekel means simply "weight." In New Testament times, a shekel was a silver coin weighing, well, one shekel (about . 4 ounces or 11 grams).
According to the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 1:18–19) Judas "acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed, and falling headfirst he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.
Zechariah 1–8, sometimes referred to as First Zechariah, was written in the 6th century BC. Zechariah 9–14, often called Second Zechariah, contains within the text no datable references to specific events or individuals but most scholars give the text a date in the 5th century BC.
One of the first claims in the New Testament that Isaiah 53 is a prophecy of Jesus comes from the Book of Acts, in which its author (who is also the author of Luke's Gospel), describes a scene in which God commands Philip the Evangelist to approach an Ethiopian eunuch who is sitting in a chariot, reading aloud to
Christ, exalted High Priest, mediates the sin that estranges humankind from the fellowship of God. In turn, He has full rights to reign over the church and world as King. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church." So priest,prophet and king are the threefolds.
We call Jesus our Saviour because he justifies us. Our "justification" or "righteousness" means being counted by God as righteous, even though we have sinned. This is made possible by virtue of the vicarious suffering which Jesus Christ endured on the cross.
Joel (prophet)
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| Venerated in | Judaism Christianity Islam |
| Major shrine | Gush Halav, Israel |
| Feast | October 19 (Orthodox) |
| Attributes | Prophet |
The seven signs are:
- Changing water into wine at Cana in John 2:1-11 - "the first of the signs"
- Healing the royal official's son in Capernaum in John 4:46-54.
- Healing the paralytic at Bethesda in John 5:1-15.
- Feeding the 5000 in John 6:5-14.
- Jesus walking on water in John 6:16-24.
Jesus came to earth to preach the Good News – to give people an understanding of the Kingdom of God and the eternal hope that they had through Him. Jesus came to reconcile a broken world – to put into a right relationship all He created – and bring in a kingdom of righteousness, peace and justice.
