Bishop Spong's most recent essays have made reference to Judas Iscariot as a possible eighth decade creation of the gospel writers, i.e., someone who did not exist prior to that time.. If this is so, who were the original twelve--or were there only 11?
(I recognize that there was another disciple called "Jude", or Judas, but he was also known as "Thaddeus", so he can't be counted twice)
Who Were The 12 Disciples
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Bishop Spong's most recent essays have made reference to Judas Iscariot as a possible eighth decade creation of the gospel writers, i.e., someone who did not exist prior to that time.. If this is so, who were the original twelve--or were there only 11?
(I recognize that there was another disciple called "Jude", or Judas, but he was also known as "Thaddeus", so he can't be counted twice)
Charles Day, Philadelphia