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The 30 pieces of silver that Judas was paid could be worth anywhere between $90 and $3,000 in today’s currency.
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If Judas betrayed Jesus only for the money remains an open question. Even the Gospels seem to differ on the matter.
Whereas the Gospels of John (13:27) and Luke (22:3) suggest that Judas was possessed by Satan, the Gospel of Matthew (27:1–10) presents the reader with a Judas who, after learning that Jesus was to be crucified, attempted to return the money he had been paid for his betrayal to the chief priests, and commits suicide by hanging.
It is certainly difficult, not to say impossible, trying to go back in time to discover the exact intentions of Judas Iscariot. However, we can at the very least examine the price Judas was paid, and see if the money was tempting enough to make a man hand over his friend to a potential death sentence.
Let’s first look at the Gospel passage found in the book of Matthew.
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https://aleteia.org/slideshow/slide...rning-to-the-sistine-chapel/?from_post=157501
If Judas betrayed Jesus only for the money remains an open question. Even the Gospels seem to differ on the matter.
Whereas the Gospels of John (13:27) and Luke (22:3) suggest that Judas was possessed by Satan, the Gospel of Matthew (27:1–10) presents the reader with a Judas who, after learning that Jesus was to be crucified, attempted to return the money he had been paid for his betrayal to the chief priests, and commits suicide by hanging.
It is certainly difficult, not to say impossible, trying to go back in time to discover the exact intentions of Judas Iscariot. However, we can at the very least examine the price Judas was paid, and see if the money was tempting enough to make a man hand over his friend to a potential death sentence.
Let’s first look at the Gospel passage found in the book of Matthew.
Continued below.
How much might Judas' 30 pieces of silver be worth today?
One theory is that the pieces of silver used to pay Judas were equivalent to a Roman denarius. In this interpretation, Judas would have been paid about $3,000.
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