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Matthias (/ m ə ˈ θ aɪ ə s /; Koine Greek: Ματθίας, Matthías [maθˈθi.as], from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattiṯyāhū; Coptic: ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ; died c. AD 80) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, chosen by God through the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following the latter's betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death. [1]
In the Acts of the Apostles, Joseph Barsabbas (also known as Justus of Eleutheropolis) was one of two candidates qualified to be chosen for the office of apostle after Judas Iscariot lost his apostleship when he betrayed Jesus and committed suicide.
The Gospel of Matthias is a lost text from the New Testament apocrypha, ascribed to Matthias, the apostle chosen by lots to replace Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:15–26). The content has been surmised from various descriptions of it in ancient works by church fathers.
Matthias, who would later replace Judas Iscariot as one of the twelve apostles, is also often numbered among the seventy. [11] Some accounts of the legendary Saint Mantius of Évora regard him as one of the disciples, having witnessed the Last Supper and Pentecost. [12]
In the Gospel of Barnabas, Jesus was not crucified. Judas Iscariot (whose face was made to resemble his) replaced him on the cross, and Jesus was raised into heaven by God. [6]: 2 [23]: xxvii This agrees with the mainstream interpretations of An-Nisa 157–158, affirming that Jesus was not crucified but instead his lookalike was:
Jude the Apostle, son of James (also called Jude Thaddeus, Judas Thaddaeus, or Jude of James). One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus. [1] John 14:22 explicitly distinguishes him from the apostle above: 'Judas (not Iscariot)'. [1] Jude, brother of Jesus (or Judas or Judah) according to Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55. [1]
Moreover, some Christian authors affirmed Saint Matthias, who replaced Judas Iscariot among the Twelve after the death of the betrayer, came from the same Tribe of Judah, [76] probably the unique tribe remained without a councilor member in the highest organism governed by the prophesied King of Israel.
The biblical narrative of Pentecost is given in the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles.Present were about one hundred and twenty followers of Christ (), including the Twelve Apostles (i.e. the eleven disciples and Matthias, who had replaced Judas Iscariot), [7] Jesus' mother Mary, various other women disciples and Jesus' brothers ().