Q. f/John Reece: Death of Judas?

[JohnnyP]

Mr. Reece if you can weigh in I'd appreciate it, based on common claims of contradiction and attempts to resolve:

NRSV)

Acts 1
18 (Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. 19 This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) (NRSV)

As we may know, attempts to resolve sometimes say Judas hanged himself (Matthew 27) then fell down from the rope and burst open (Acts 1).

My question: in your view is it possible without an overly-strained interpretation to read Acts 1:18 as something more like:

"Judas fell hard (from grace), his heart was broken, and his heart poured out (repentance/sorrow, from Matthew 27:3)"

Thanks!

[John Reece]

Mr. Reece if you can weigh in I'd appreciate it, based on common claims of contradiction and attempts to resolve:

As we may know, attempts to resolve sometimes say Judas hanged himself (Matthew 27) then fell down from the rope and burst open (Acts 1).

My question: in your view is it possible without an overly-strained interpretation to read Acts 1:18 as something more like:

"Judas fell hard (from grace), his heart was broken, and his heart poured out (repentance/sorrow, from Matthew 27:3)"

No.