JESUS CHRIST was crucified on Good Friday after being betrayed by one of his 12 disciples, Judas Iscariot, but did the biblical figure, who has become synonymous with treachery, actually exist?

Book review: People Get Ready: Twelve Jesus-Haunted Misfits, Malcontents, and Dreamers in Pursuit of Justice recognizes the need for witnesses whose actions reflect the love of Jesus in prophetic ...

The room is briefly described in the Book of Luke 22:11-13, when Jesus requested a large, furnished upper room where he and his disciples could eat their Passover meal together ...

Of the original 12, only Judas died a shameful death, taking his own life after betraying Jesus for money (see Matthew 27:3-5). Both the Bible and early church records indicate all the rest died ...

Disciples of Jesus maintain an intimate fellowship with Him through regular Bible study and prayer. They focus on knowing Him and bringing all of life under His authority as their Lord.

Of the 12 disciples of Jesus, ... A new translation and study of the Gospel of Judas is scheduled to be published in April, 2019, by Oxford University Press. Additional resources: ...

JESUS Christ had prominent female disciples who made his religious mission possible, but their pivotal role was wiped from history. Deals of the Week In the know quiz ...

Later Christian writings, however, do record some stories about the last years of the 12 disciples and other early followers of Jesus. Thomas, for example, may have gone to India to preach the Gospel.

In helping produce a re-enactment of the Last Supper, it dawned on Linda Hartzler of Minonk that she was casting ordinary men as the 12 disciples of Jesus.