Judas

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Judas (Greek: Ιούδας) is the anglicized Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Yehudah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה), also rendered in English as Judah. Judas may refer to:

• A name in the New Testament referring to one or more significant individuals, some of whom may be the same:
  • Judas Iscariot, the disciple of Jesus Christ who betrayed him
  • Judas Thomas Didymus, commonly referred to as Saint Thomas and Doubting Thomas
  • Judas Thaddaeus, son of James, one of the twelve apostles
  • Saint Jude, a brother, step-brother, or half-brother, to Jesus
  • Judas the Zealot, whose identity is not completely clear, probably either of:
    • Saint Jude, who some traditions think is Judas Thomas Didymus
    • Simon the Zealot, the apostle named Simon that was not Simon Peter
  • Judas Barsabbas, an emissary of the Church of Jerusalem to the Church at Antioch.
• the Gospel of Judas, a recently discovered ancient Gnostic Gospel
• Judah (Biblical figure), a son of the patriarch Jacob and ancestor of the royal line of biblical Israel
• Judas Maccabeus, Jewish revolt leader
• Judas of Galilee, also Judas of Gamala, Jewish revolt leader
• Judas Cyriacus, man said to have assisted Helena of Constantinople find the True Cross
• Judah P. Benjamin - American Jewish politician, holder of Cabinet posts in the Confederate States of America
• A derogatory term for a traitor.

[edit] Music

• Judas (ballad), an early English ballad
• Judas Iscariot (band)
• Judas Priest, a heavy metal band
• Judas (song), a song by the band Helloween
• Judas, a song by Depeche Mode
• Judas, a song by rapper Ja Rule from upcoming 2008 album, The Mirror.
• Judas, a song by Kelly Clarkson
• Judas, a song by The Charlatans
• Judas at the Opera, a song by Edguy
• Judas Be My Guide, a song by the band Iron Maiden
• "Judas," a nickname given to Bob Dylan in reference to his supposed "sell out" by using electric instruments.
• Judas!— a fanzine devoted to the work of Bob Dylan, edited by Andrew Muir, published in U.K. 2002 - 2006
• The Gospel of Judas A band from White Pigeon MI www.myspace.com/tgoj666

[edit] TV

• Arnold Judas Rimmer, character in the television series Red Dwarf
• Finding Judas, an episode of the television series House

[edit] Other

• Judas goat, a goat trained to lead livestock to a slaughterhouse.
• Judas (manga) a manga by Suu Minazuki
• A character in Tales of Destiny 2, who betrayed the team in the previous game
• The true name of 'Lucius Villia Annalius', the antagonist in the Bootstrap Comics title Dr. Aeturnalis: Protector of Man
• Judas Mesias, a ringname of Ricky Bendera (born Gilbert Cosme) and professional wrestler currently working for the Total Non-Stop Action wrestling.