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BIBLE CHARACTERS

Handout# 6 - LABBAEUS THADDAEUS

Name: Roswell Relova

Lesson Text: John 14:15-29

Study Texts: Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13; Jude 1

I. THE IDENTITY OF JUDAS

A. His Family Name:

1. Judas is the Greek form of the Hebrew" _ _ J u _ d a _ h _ _ _ _ ". Meaning

" praise JI

2 . Judas was common name Israel. There a five other _ M e n _ s o name in the

New Testament.

a. Judas, the step-brother of the Lord - Matthew 13:55

b. Judas Iscariot-the betrayer of Christ, M a r k 14:10

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c. Judas of Galilee-a Jewish insurrect o n , Acts 5:37

d. Judas of Damascus- a member of the church at Damascus who lived o n

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e . Judas _ _ B a _ r s a _ b _ a s _ _ - a preacher associated with the church at Jerusalem.

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3. Judas is cal d the "brother of James" in Luke 6: 16 and Acts 1 : 13 (in promixi m ity o
James the son Alphaeus).

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a. It is likely, though by o means certain, that _ J _ u d _ e _ _ _ was the brother o f
the apostle James the Less.

b. If this was the case, then there were three sets of brothers numbered among the

twelve - James & John, Peter & Andrew, and James & Jude.

c. Some have identified this Judas to be the_ Half-Brother _ of our Lord.

However, uo until the resurrection, none of Christ's brothers and sisters were

believers-John 7:5

B. His Given Names:

Courageous
1. L e b b a u e s -" ______ ". (Derived from the Hebrew "leb"= "heart")

2 . Thaddaeus.

Judas Lebbaues Thaddaeus has been called "trinomius"

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"three-named). This was not _ u n c o m m _ o n _ _ _ _ - see: Acts1 :23
C. His Delineation:

John 14:22 he is called "Judas, not I s c a r i o t "

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Judas in Acts 1 :13- after the betrayal, after the _______ .)
II. THE INQUIRY OF JUDAS:
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The only recorded words f Judas are found n John ____ - "Lord, how is it that thou wilt
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manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?"