Judas

Judas ( Ιουδας ) is the Greek form of the Hebrew male given name Jehuda ( יְהוּדָה). It was used in Greek texts for people from the Hebrew Bible , the Jewish history of late antiquity , the New Testament (NT) and the history of Christianity .

Name bearer

Biblical persons

Judas Maccabeus , Jewish freedom fighter in the 2nd century BC Chr.
Judas Iscariot , one of the 12 apostles of Jesus of Nazareth . The New Testament describes him as the disciple who delivered Jesus.
Judas Thaddäus , another of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
The author of the New Testament letter of Jude .
Judas, the Lord's brother , one of the brothers and sisters of Jesus
Judas Thomas: first name of Thomas (apostle) in the Syrian tradition
Judas Barsabbas , envoy of the Council of Apostles

Other people

Judas the Galilean , leader of an uprising against Herod Antipas in Galilee around 4 BC As well as against the Roman census in Judea around 6 AD (after Flavius Josephus founder of the party of the Zealots )
Judas the son of Ezechias , mentioned by Flavius Josephus rebel against the rule of Herod Antipas over Sepphoris (probably identical with Judas the Galilean)

Judas (chronicler) , a Christian chronicler around 200
Judas Cyriacus , Bishop of Jerusalem (approx. 310–363) based on the legendary report by Eusebius of Caesarea

Naming law (Germany)

Unlike other biblical name, the name applies Judas (because of the negative drawn figure of Judas Iscariot) in the German name right oriented (as custom and case law) legal literature as an example of the child derogatory, illegal name that the child's best interests contrary . Registration as a first name can therefore be refused by German registry offices . In the English-speaking world, however, Jude is a common first name because of the widespread veneration of St. Jude Thaddäus .

Individual evidence

↑ Friedrich Wilhelm Horn : Judas the Galileans . In: Religion Past and Present (RGG). 4th edition. Volume 4, Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen 2001, Sp. 599.

↑ Tobias Fröschle: Familienrecht II ( Memento from March 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 433 kB) Script, University of Siegen, SS 2008, p. 30.

↑ Andrea Wellnitz : The most beautiful biblical first names. Heyne, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-68533-8 , p. 15.

[1] Friedrich Wilhelm Horn : Judas the Galileans . In: Religion Past and Present (RGG). 4th edition. Volume 4, Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen 2001, Sp. 599.

[2] Tobias Fröschle: Familienrecht II ( Memento from March 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 433 kB) Script, University of Siegen, SS 2008, p. 30.

[3] Andrea Wellnitz : The most beautiful biblical first names. Heyne, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-68533-8 , p. 15.