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The orignal twelve apostles called by Jesus into a | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[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. | |||
[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]. | |||
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: | |||
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!Key Verse | !Key Verse | ||
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|[[Peter the | |[[Peter the Apostle|Simon Peter]] | ||
|Fisherman | |Fisherman | ||
|Cephas | |[[Peter the Apostle|Cephas]] | ||
|Bethsaida | |[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]] | ||
|Faithful/Committed | |Faithful/Committed | ||
|Reactionary/Emotional | |Reactionary/Emotional | ||
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|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+16%3A18&version=NASB1995 Matthew 16:18] | |[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+16%3A18&version=NASB1995 Matthew 16:18] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Andrew | |[[Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]] | ||
|Fisherman | |Fisherman | ||
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|Bethsaida | |[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]] | ||
|Evangelistic | |Evangelistic | ||
|Abandoned Jesus During Trial | |Abandoned Jesus During Trial | ||
|Brother of | |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] | |[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+1%3A41&version=NASB1995 John 1:41] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Philip the Apostle|Philip]] | ||
|Probably Fisherman | |||
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| | |||
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|[[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 | |Nathaniel | ||
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|Bartholomew | |Bartholomew | ||
|Bethsaida | |[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]] | ||
|No Falsehood - Pure | |No Falsehood - Pure | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Companion of [[Philip the Apostle|Philip]] | ||
|Beheaded or Hung Upside Down | |Beheaded or Hung Upside Down most likely in Hieropolis | ||
|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A47&version=NASB1995 John 1:47] | |[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A47&version=NASB1995 John 1:47] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|James | |James | ||
|Fisherman | |Fisherman | ||
|Sons of Thunder | |Sons of Thunder (Boanerges) | ||
| | |[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]] | ||
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|John | |John | ||
|Fisherman | |Fisherman | ||
|Sons of Thunder | |Sons of Thunder (Boanerges) | ||
| | |[[Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee|Bethsaida]] | ||
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|Matthew | |[[Matthew the Apostle and Tax Collector|Matthew]] | ||
|Tax Collector | |Tax Collector | ||
|Levi | |||
|Capernaum | |||
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|Possible Brother of James the Lesser | |||
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| | |[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%202%3A14&version=NASB Mark 2:14] | ||
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|Thomas | |Thomas | ||
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| | |Didymus | ||
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|Sold Jesus to Romans | |Sold Jesus to Romans - Traitor | ||
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|Committed Suicide | |Committed Suicide | ||
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|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:11, 31 December 2022
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 |