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Aceldama
Aceldama (AV) Aramaic for ‘Field of Blood’ and rendered Hakeldama by NRSV; ‘Aceldama which means “Blood Acre” ’ by REB (Acts 1: 19): the field bought by Judas Iscariot with the reward given to him by the priests for betraying Jesus and where he had a fatal accident. But according to Matt. 27: 7 the field, called the Potter's Field, was bought by the priests with the money Judas returned, for use as a cemetery.
Possibly the latter story originated as an attempt to explain the adopted name of the place. Matt. is attempting to demonstrate that it has all been foretold, and so he uses a mangled sentence from Zech. (11: 13) and some isolated phrases in Jeremiah (18: 2 and 32: 9) as proof from prophecy. |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Aceldama." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Aceldama." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Aceldama.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Aceldama." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Aceldama.html |
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Aceldama
Aceldama [Aram.,=field of blood], according to the Gospel of St. Matthew, the chief priests bought the potter's field with Judas' 30 pieces of silver as a place to bury foreigners. However, according to the Acts of the Apostles, Judas bought the field himself and met his death in it. |
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"Aceldama." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Aceldama." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Aceldama.html "Aceldama." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Aceldama.html |
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Aceldama
Aceldama. ‘The field of blood’, a piece of land near Jerusalem, so named (1) according to Mt. 27: 8, because it was bought with the price of the Lord's blood; but (2) according to Acts 1: 18 f., because it was the scene of Judas Iscariot's end.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Aceldama." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Aceldama." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Aceldama.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Aceldama." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Aceldama.html |
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Aceldama
Aceldama in the New Testament, a field near Jerusalem purchased with the blood money given to Judas for his betrayal of Jesus, the Potter's field.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Aceldama." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Aceldama." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Aceldama.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Aceldama." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Aceldama.html |
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