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-*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Theudas (sources)]]
+#REDIRECT [[:Category:Theudas (subject)]]
-*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Theudas (subject)]]
-'''Theudas''' (1st century CE) was a Jewish rebel, who led a short-lived revolt around 44-46 CE.
-==Overview==
-Theudas gathered a large crowd of followers and marched down to the [[Jordan River]]. He claimed "to be somebody" [i.e. the [[Messiah]]]. He expected that at his command the waters would part as a divine sign of his authority (see Joshua 3:14-17). The Roman governor [[:Category:Fadus (subject)|Cuspius Fadus]] promptly intervened to suppress the messianic movement. The detachment of cavalry he sent killed or captured many of Theudas' followers. Theudas himself was beheaded and his head carried to [[Jerusalem]] as a military trophy.
-In the [[Acts of Apostles]], [[Gamaliel]] aligned Theudas with [[Judas the Galilean]] and [[Jesus of Nazareth]], as leaders of suppressed messianic revolts.
-==Theudas in Scholarship==
-==Theudas in Fiction==
-==Related categories==
-*[[Messiah]] -- [[Messiah Claimants]]
-==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theudas Wikipedia]
-*[http://www.livius.org/men-mh/messiah/messianic_claimants08.html Livius]
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