CONTRADICTION · HISTORICAL
Judas' Death
So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
With the payment he received... he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.
The differing accounts of Judas' death in Matthew and Acts suggest a contradiction that challenges attempts to reconcile the events as a single narrative, highlighting inconsistencies in the Gospel accounts.
THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
These accounts can be harmonized: Judas hanged himself, and after his body decayed or the rope broke, he fell, leading to the description in Acts. They are not contradictory but sequential.
THE ISLAMIC POSITION
The texts present entirely different descriptions of Judas' death, challenging attempts to harmonize them. In Islam, Judas is not depicted as betraying or meeting such a fate, avoiding these contradictions altogether. This inconsistency undermines the reliability of the New Testament's narrative coherence.
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Judas' Death