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Theudas

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Theudas A Messianic pretender who promised to lead his followers in revolt against Rome; he was killed according to Josephus in 44 CE. In Acts 5: 36–7 Theudas is regarded as preceding another revolutionary, Judas, who died in 6 CE, so it would seem that either Josephus or the Acts has made a mistake. The time when Gamaliel was speaking (Acts 5: 34) was about 30 CE, so that Theudas' rebellion had not then taken place.

However, since there were numerous other disorders, it is just possible that there was another leader called Theudas who lived at an earlier date.

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Theudas

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Theudas , leader of insurgents mentioned by Gamaliel, and probably to be identified with the Theudas who organized a revolt against the Romans when Fadus was procurator of Judea (AD 44–46). He is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles and Josephus' Jewish Antiquities.

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Theudas

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Theudas. The leader of an unsuccessful insurrection mentioned in a speech attributed to Gamaliel in Acts 5: 36. Josephus describes an insurrection by a leader of this name in AD 45 or 46, but there are difficulties in reconciling the two references.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Theudas." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Theudas." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Theudas.html

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