"...Falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out." Even more gruesome descriptions of his suicide are found in Coptic works, and in medieval literature. His surname is a 
"...Falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out." Even more gruesome descriptions of his suicide are found in Coptic works, and in medieval literature. His surname is a corruption of the Latin word for "assassin," suggesting he was a member of a radical Jewish faction. He acted as treasurer of the apostles, and is always listed last. FTP identify this apostle, who for 30 pieces of silver, betrayed Jesus.
"...Falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.
{Judas Iscariot}