2006-12-04 13:52:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the original 12 apostles
2006-12-04 13:57:56 · update #1
hmm, lets see, you were told to do a paper on this, as a student at a liberal bible college, and you want us to do the work for you.
I got it. Your pretty smart.count again, there were more than 12
2006-12-04 13:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peter, James and John were the leaders of the Christian faith in Jerusalem.
BTW: This James was the half-brother of Jesus.
Many of the others were killed by various methods for spreading the faith.
John was the brother of another James who was killed by Herod.
Peter is the apostle who led the Christians when the spirit of God fell upon them.
The newest apostle, Paul, chosen by Jesus on the road to Damascus is the one who wrote the most books in the New Testament and who started churches in Asia Minor, Greece, Macedonia, and Rome.
John was the last living apostle who was still alive in 96A.D. and we are not sure of the date of his death, but it was a natural death.
2006-12-04 14:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each one is recorded as going to various parts of the known world, preaching and starting churches. It is believed that all but John died as martyrs.
John appears to have lived to be very old, and died of natural causes. His brother James was first to die - beheaded by Herod. A good book on the disciples is "Twelve Ordinary Men" by John McArthur.
2006-12-04 14:01:14 · answer #3 · answered by guitar teacher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Apostles were hand picked by Jesus to help spread his word. After his death they kept preaching and teaching his words.
2006-12-04 13:59:27 · answer #4 · answered by Pearl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋