Jude (Thaddeus)

One of the Twelve

Matthew and Mark list Thaddeus; Luke lists Judas son of James. Jude Thaddeus combines these names traditionally, rather than reproducing a single biblical name.

Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:16; Benedict XVI, General Audience, 11 October 2006, explanation of the combined name.

An apostle traditionally identified by combining Thaddeus with Luke's Judas son of James.

Sources4 sources

Primary source

Biblical authors, translated by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, New American Bible, Revised Edition, 2011, Matthew 10:1–4Matthew names Thaddeus among the Twelve; this is one source behind the traditional combined identity.
Biblical authors, translated by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, New American Bible, Revised Edition, 2011, Luke 6:13–16Luke names Judas son of James, distinguishing him from Judas Iscariot.
Judas the son of James

Scholarship

USCCB NABRE editors, Notes on the Gospel according to John, New American Bible, Revised Edition, 2011, Note on John 14:22The note questions identification of the Judas in John 14:22 with Luke's Jude, showing why the Catholic audience's interpretation must remain explicitly tradition-specific.

The tradition itself

Benedict XVI, General Audience: Simon and Jude, 2006, Explanation of the name Jude Thaddaeus; discussion of John 14:22–23Benedict explicitly describes the traditional combination of names and interprets the Last Supper exchange as divine indwelling in a receptive heart.