This suggests Judas died a sudden and remarkable death (i.e., not an ordinary death due to old age). Judas probably began accompanying Jesus while in his twenties (Jesus himself began his ministry when about thirty Luke 3:23). That indicates Judas did die at this early date. The fact they agree on the timing, but describe the death differently, shows independent traditions in circulation that affirmed Judas’ death very shortly after the Crucifixion. Matthew says Judas hanged himself after returning the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests, while Luke has Peter speaking of the event during the period between the Ascension and Pentecost (between forty and fifty days after the Crucifixion). 27:5), but Luke says that “falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out” (Acts 1:18).ĭEFENSE: The accounts preserve different aspects of the event but do not contradict each other.īoth agree Judas died shortly after the Crucifixion. CHALLENGE: Matthew and Luke contradict each other.
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