- For Thaddeus of Edessa also known as Adai Mar Addai, see Thaddeus of Edessa
Jude, also known as
Judas Thaddaeus, was one of the
Twelve Apostles of
Jesus. He is generally identified with
Thaddeus, and is also variously called
Jude of James,
Jude Thaddaeus,
Judas Thaddaeus or
Lebbaeus. He is sometimes identified with
Jude, the brother of Jesus, but is clearly distinguished from
Judas Iscariot, the
apostle who betrayed Jesus prior to his crucifixion. Judas Thaddeaus became known as Jude after early translators of the New Testament from Greek into English sought to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot and subsequently abbreviated his forename. Most versions of the New Testament in languages other than English and French refer to Judas and Jude by the same name.