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Theudas (Θευδας). Luke represents Gamaliel here about A.D. 35 as speaking of a man who led a revolt before that of Judas the Galil…

For before these days. The advice of Gamaliel was to let these men alone. The arguments by which he enforced his advice were:
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Before these days rose up Theudas. An insurrection, headed by a leader of this name, is mentioned by Josephus (Ant.…

Many have seen a problem in Gamaliel’s reference to the Jewish revolutionaries Theudas and Judas the Galilean in this speech. According to Josephus…

There arose one Theudas. If we credit Josephus, Gamaliel alters in this place the true course of the history. For he reports that Judas Ga…

For before these days rose up Theudas. There is one of this name JosephusF4 speaks of, who set up for a prophe…

The Lord still has all hearts in His hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson