Judas Iscariot
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- He might have been a political activist who joined a group to overthrow the Roman government
(http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/disciple.htm 3-5)
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- He betrayed Jesus when he accepted a bribe of “30 pieces of silver” by telling on Jesus to the Roman soldiers who arrested him
- After Jesus got arrested but before he was executed Judas Iscariot gave the bribe back to the priests and killed himself
(http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Apostle 3)
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