Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

Judas son of James (Thaddaeus)

Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:16; John 14:22; Acts 1:13

One of the twelve apostles, called Thaddaeus in Matthew and Mark, and Judas the son of James in Luke and Acts (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13). John calls him “Judas (not Iscariot),” and records that at the Last Supper he asked Jesus why he would show himself to the disciples and not to the world (John 14:22).

His birth year isn't recorded; the bar assumes he was a young man when called in AD 30. Called Thaddaeus by Matthew and Mark and Judas, son of James, by Luke; at the Last Supper he asked Jesus why he would reveal himself to the disciples and not to the world (John 14:22). Scripture doesn't record his death; tradition says he preached in Syria and Persia with Simon the Zealot. The end date shown is an estimate.

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