Joseph Barsabbas Eleutheropolis was an important city. Joseph Barsabbas In the Acts of the Apostles, Joseph Barsabbas (also known as Justus) is one of two candidates qualified to be chosen for the office of apostle after Judas Iscariot lost his apostleship when he betrayed Jesus and committed suicide. After the casting of lots he was not chosen, the lot instead favoring Matthias to be numbered with the remaining eleven apostles. Both Joseph and Matthias had been followers of Jesus from the beginning of Jesus' public ministry after the baptism he received from John. He had continued as a member of the larger
Judas Iscariot Iscariot" (2005), a critically acclaimed play by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Judas is given a trial in Purgatory. In C. K. Stead's 2006 novel "My Name Was Judas", Judas, who was then known as Idas of Sidon, recounts the story of Jesus as recalled by him some forty years later. In September 2017, Boom Studios announced a four-issue comics "Judas", written by Jeff Loveness and Jakub Rebelka. In March 2018, BBC Radio 4's "15 Minute Drama" broadcast "Judas", written by Lucy Gannon, in 5 episodes with Damien Molony in the title role. In the March 2018 film "Mary Magdalene", written by