Theudas

There is no real difficulty in believing that more than one impostor may have borne or taken the name Theudas; that one Theudas, amid the troubles that followed the death of Herod the Great (a period about which we have no information except that there were great troubles, calling for the presence of a Roman army from the Province Syria), or at some earlier time, pretended to be somebody, and found 400 followers; and that another Theudas, about AD. 44-46, called himself a prophet, and led after him a great part of the Jewish people.

Was Christ Born in Bethlehem? 1851-1939 1898

False prophets such as Theudas, who pretended that he could divide Jordan, attracted thousands to their tinsel standards, to be hewn down, poor folk! by the Roman legions.

Pearl-Maiden Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Josephus discussed John the Baptist and other prophetic figures, such as Theudas and the Egyptian.

CADRE Comments 2009

Whatever one thinks of the reference, I've been intrigued for some time by a related topic, namely the figures that appeared in the years and decades after Jesus, such as Theudas.

Archive 2009-12-01 James F. McGrath 2009

Theudas in 44/45 would have waited a long time from JTB's death until the Prefects were replaced by Agrippa AND until the Procurators... but Theudas could have been very young when JTB ministered.

The Messiah-Maker James F. McGrath 2009

Whatever one thinks of the reference, I've been intrigued for some time by a related topic, namely the figures that appeared in the years and decades after Jesus, such as Theudas.

The Messiah-Maker James F. McGrath 2009

I chose to mention Theudas by name simply because we know his name.

The Messiah-Maker James F. McGrath 2009

It is also possible that one Theudas was similarly influenced the other.

The Messiah-Maker James F. McGrath 2009

In fact, if he is 'Judas of James,' then he is also 'Thaddaeus' or 'Theudas.'

Robert Eisenman: Rehabilitating 'Judas Iscariot' 2008

Theudas and Judas were called Messiahs, before Jesus: Dositheus,

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007