The Apostolic Age · AD 4–70
Judas called Barsabbas
fl. c. 49 (death unrecorded) · Prophet of Jerusalem · Envoy of the Council · Jerusalem
The Apostolic Age
Who Judas called Barsabbas was
A “chief man among the brethren” chosen with Silas to carry the Jerusalem council’s decree to Antioch, where, “being a prophet himself,” he exhorted and strengthened the church before returning. Probably a brother of Joseph Barsabbas Justus, the passed-over candidate of Acts 1 — a family twice trusted at the church’s hinge moments.
One episode (Acts 15:22–33); vv. 22 and 32 are a single occasion, not two attestations.
Common questions
When was Judas called Barsabbas active?
Judas called Barsabbas is dated fl. c. 49 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Judas called Barsabbas in the Apostolic Age (AD 4–70). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Judas called Barsabbas?
Judas called Barsabbas is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Luke. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Judas called Barsabbas from?
The archive associates Judas called Barsabbas with Jerusalem.
Who were Judas called Barsabbas’ contemporaries?
The archive links Judas called Barsabbas to 3 other figures, including Silas (Silvanus), Joseph Barsabbas Justus and James the Just. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Scripture record
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Acts 15:32
c. AD 85And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.Luke · read ↗
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 30 · Crucifixion, Resurrection and Pentecost, AD 30–33
- AD 44 · Persecution under Herod Agrippa I, AD 44
- AD 49 · The Council of Jerusalem, AD 49
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Judas called Barsabbas.