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    Judas

    Ἰούδας

    Judas, also known as Barsabbas, was a prophet and respected leader in the Jerusalem church who accompanied Paul and Barnabas to Antioch.

    verses
    3
    first named
    Acts 15:22
    last named
    Acts 15:33
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Judas?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Judas, also known as Barsabbas, is mentioned in Act.15.22, 27, 32 as a prophet and leader in the Jerusalem church. The context of the passage is the Jerusalem Council, where the early church leaders discussed and resolved the issue of Gentile believers and the Mosaic law (Act.15.1-35).

    After the council reached a decision, they chose Judas Barsabbas and Silas, both described as leading men among the believers, to accompany Paul and Barnabas back to Antioch (Act.15.22). They carried a letter from the Jerusalem church, confirming the council's decision and encouraging the Gentile believers (Act.15.23-29).

    In Antioch, Judas and Silas, being prophets, exhorted and strengthened the believers with many words (Act.15.32). This indicates that they had a recognized ministry of prophecy and encouragement within the early church.

    After spending some time in Antioch, Judas and Silas were sent back to Jerusalem with the blessing of peace from the church (Act.15.33). No further details are provided about Judas Barsabbas' life or ministry beyond this event.

    The inclusion of Judas Barsabbas in this narrative highlights the unity and cooperation among the early church leaders, as well as the importance of prophecy and encouragement in the growth and strengthening of the believers.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Judas10 of 11 entities the graph connects to Judas, in 2 groups: company 1, events 9. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Apostles, Elders, and Church’s selection of Judas and SilasTook part in · 2 versesCompanyPeople1 event · 838 versesTelling1 event · 212 versesPaul1 event · 182 versesSyria1 event · 116 versesBarnabas1 event · 28 versesSilas6 events · 17 versesAntioch3 events · 14 versesBrothers3 events · 10 versesCilicia1 event · 8 versesEventsJudas

    The 10 best-attested of 11 are drawn. All 11 are listed below.

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    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Judas happensThe one place the claims about Judas reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Antioch. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Judas there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Antioch
    the New TestamentThe one place the claims about Judas reach

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 1 book. The name is written 4 times in them.

    1. Acts3 verses

      15:2215:2715:32

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Apostles, Elders, and Church’s selection of Judas and Silas and We’s sending of MenSilasProminent member of the Jerusalem church, companion of Paul.via We’s sending of MenSendingSending is a concept gathering 488 labelled instances in the text.via We’s sending of MenTellingTelling is a concept gathering 189 labelled instances in the text.via Apostles, Elders, and Church’s selection of Judas and SilasBarnabasA Levite from Cyprus who accompanied Paul on missionary journeys.via Apostles, Elders, and Church’s selection of Judas and SilasPaulApostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistlesvia Apostles, Elders, and Church’s selection of Judas and SilasSelectionSelection is a concept gathering 19 labelled instances in the text.

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