Q&A#13 How Do We Reconcile the Differing Accounts of Judas' Death?
July 21, 2018

Alastair Roberts
Today's Question: "How do you deal with the seemingly contrasted accounts of how Judas dies?"
I've discussed some of this in a recent piece here: https://politicaltheology.com/the-habitation-made-desolate-acts-115-26/.
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