Judas the Galilean

About the Book

In his history of the Jewish nation, Josephus wrote only of the death of Jesus, not mentioning one detail of his life. In contrast, the life of Judas the Galilean was chronicled from his temple cleansing to his grandson's suicide at Masada. Yet, Josephus did not tell us how Judas died. Is it possible that Judas and Jesus are the same person? Just a few of the similarities are listed below.

Both Judas and Jesus cleansed the Temple in Jerusalem.

Like Jesus, Judas was anointed King or Messiah by his followers in Galilee.

The organizations of the teachers were identical. The second-in-command to Jesus was nicknamed Cephas. Josephus called Judas' second, Sadduc.

Barabbas was released in the trial of Jesus during the reign of Pilate. Judas was arrested by Herod the Great and later released to the Jewish crowd.

Jesus was interrogated by Annas and later crucified because of his stand against Roman taxation. Judas led the tax revolt against Roman taxation in 6 AD. Annas became High Priest in 7 AD.

About the Author

Daniel Unterbrink has dual degrees (Accounting and Education) from the Ohio State University. His passion, however, has always been the origins of Christianity. Freedom from Church and academic dogma has allowed him to explore this complex subject without prejudice. Daniel lives in Delaware, Ohio with his wife, Jenny, and son, Ben.