Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; //I won't bore you with the rest of the verse. You probably won't recognize some of the names anyway. Ever hear of Lebbaeus?
The four gospels, the book of Acts, and Paul all agree there were twelve. In fact, they insist. Twelve men, to govern the twelve tribes of Israel when the Messiah returns. But who are these twelve men?
Different writers give different lists, and this has led to endless research, tracking down just exactly who is whom. Here's the full collection, borrowed from the
Skeptic's Annotated Bible, if you'd like to try your hand at this exercise.
APOSTLES of JESUSMATMARLUKJOHACTGAL1ANDREWXXXX2BARTHOLOMEWXXXX3JAMES ALPHAEUSXXXX4JAMES, BROTHER of JESUSX5JAMES ZEBEDEEXXXXX6JOHN ZEBEDEEXXXXX7JUDAS, BROTHER of JAMESXX8JUDAS ISCARIOT, SON of SIMONXXXX9JUDAS, NOT ISCARIOTXX10LABBAEUS THADDEUSXX11LEVI ALPHAEUS, the PUBLICANXX12MATTHEW, the PUBLICANXXXX13NATHANAEL of CANAX14NICODEMUS??15PHILIPXXXXX16SIMON PETERXXXXXX17SIMON the CANAANITEXX18SIMON ZELOTESXX19THOMAS DIDYMUSXXXXX
Published on November 20, 2011 07:29