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The orignal twelve apostles called by Jesus into a dsiciple/rabbi relationship were:
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[[File:Jesus and 12.png|thumb|500x500px|Walter Rane: "In Remembrance of Me"]]
We have varying degrees of detail when it comes to the original 12 Apostles Jesus chose to launch the Church in the book of Acts.


We know specifically who these twelve men were because there are four lists of the 12 that all align with one another in the New Testament.


[[Peter the Apostle|Simon (Peter, Cephas)]]
[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+10%3A2-4&version=NASB Matthew 10:2-4], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+3%3A14-19&version=NASB Mark 3:14-19], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+6%3A13-16&version=NASB Luke 6:13-16], and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+1%3A13-16&version=NASB Acts 1:13-16].


Andrew
These men were some of the most unlikely men alive for Jesus to pick as his successors. Most likely, these men had flunked out of Hebrew school at a very early age and were sent back to their family to serve in the family business. Or to work as a tax collector, which is the equivalent to a Roman traitor.


James
The context Jesus called these men into was as disciples or followers of Him who claimed to be a Rabbi or Great Teacher. This honor would have been reserved for the most successful Religious pupils of the day, but Jesus chose the least likely to represent Him.


John;


Philip
The orignal twelve apostles called by Jesus into a disciple/rabbi relationship were:
 
{| class="wikitable"
Bartholomew
|+
 
!Name
Matthew
!Occupation
 
!Other Name
Thomas
!Hometown
 
!Strength
James the son of Alphaeus
!Weakness
 
!Relations
Simon called the Zealot
!How He Died
 
!Key Verse
Judas the son of James
|-
 
|[[Peter the Apostle|Simon Peter]]
Judas Iscariot
|Fisherman
|[[Peter the Apostle|Cephas]]
|[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]]
|Faithful/Committed
|Reactionary/Emotional
|Brother of Andrew
|Hung Upside Down on Cross
|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+16%3A18&version=NASB1995 Matthew 16:18]
|-
|[[Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]]
|Fisherman
|
|[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]]
|Evangelistic
|Abandoned Jesus During Trial
|Brother of Peter
|Unsure but likely Crucifixion near Patras in 60 AD
|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+1%3A41&version=NASB1995 John 1:41]
|-
|[[Philip the Apostle|Philip]]
|Probably Fisherman
|
|[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]]
|Reasonable and Calculated, Evangelized Nathaniel
|Doubted Jesus' Feeding the Five Thousand
|Companion of Nathaniel
|Uncertain, but most likely Crucifixion in Hierapolis in 80 AD
|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+1%3A43-45&version=NASB John 1:45]
|-
|Nathaniel
|
|Bartholomew
|[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]]
|No Falsehood - Pure
|
|Companion of [[Philip the Apostle|Philip]]
|Beheaded or Hung Upside Down most likely in Hieropolis
|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A47&version=NASB1995 John 1:47]
|-
|James
|Fisherman
|Sons of Thunder (Boanerges)
|[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]]
|
|
|Brother of John
|
|
|-
|John
|Fisherman
|Sons of Thunder (Boanerges)
|[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]]
|
|
|Brother of James
|
|
|-
|[[Matthew the Apostle and Tax Collector|Matthew]]
|Tax Collector
|Levi
|Capernaum
|
|
|Possible Brother of James the Lesser
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|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%202%3A14&version=NASB Mark 2:14]
|-
|Thomas
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|Didymus
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|
|Doubter and Slow Adopter
|
|
|
|-
|James
|Son of Alpheus
|James the Lesser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Simon
|The Zealot
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Judas
|Son of James
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Judas Iscariot
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|
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|Sold Jesus to Romans - Traitor
|
|Committed Suicide
|
|}

Latest revision as of 15:11, 31 December 2022

Walter Rane: "In Remembrance of Me"

We have varying degrees of detail when it comes to the original 12 Apostles Jesus chose to launch the Church in the book of Acts.

We know specifically who these twelve men were because there are four lists of the 12 that all align with one another in the New Testament.

Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:14-19, Luke 6:13-16, and Acts 1:13-16.

These men were some of the most unlikely men alive for Jesus to pick as his successors. Most likely, these men had flunked out of Hebrew school at a very early age and were sent back to their family to serve in the family business. Or to work as a tax collector, which is the equivalent to a Roman traitor.

The context Jesus called these men into was as disciples or followers of Him who claimed to be a Rabbi or Great Teacher. This honor would have been reserved for the most successful Religious pupils of the day, but Jesus chose the least likely to represent Him.


The orignal twelve apostles called by Jesus into a disciple/rabbi relationship were:

Name Occupation Other Name Hometown Strength Weakness Relations How He Died Key Verse
Simon Peter Fisherman Cephas Bethsaida Faithful/Committed Reactionary/Emotional Brother of Andrew Hung Upside Down on Cross Matthew 16:18
Andrew Fisherman Bethsaida Evangelistic Abandoned Jesus During Trial Brother of Peter Unsure but likely Crucifixion near Patras in 60 AD John 1:41
Philip Probably Fisherman Bethsaida Reasonable and Calculated, Evangelized Nathaniel Doubted Jesus' Feeding the Five Thousand Companion of Nathaniel Uncertain, but most likely Crucifixion in Hierapolis in 80 AD John 1:45
Nathaniel Bartholomew Bethsaida No Falsehood - Pure Companion of Philip Beheaded or Hung Upside Down most likely in Hieropolis John 1:47
James Fisherman Sons of Thunder (Boanerges) Bethsaida Brother of John
John Fisherman Sons of Thunder (Boanerges) Bethsaida Brother of James
Matthew Tax Collector Levi Capernaum Possible Brother of James the Lesser Mark 2:14
Thomas Didymus Doubter and Slow Adopter
James Son of Alpheus James the Lesser
Simon The Zealot
Judas Son of James
Judas Iscariot Sold Jesus to Romans - Traitor Committed Suicide
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