2007-08-13 13:56:17 · 13 answers · asked by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Imaji.. Paul was not a disciple as well as James the brother of the Lord Jesus.. they were both apostles.
2007-08-13 14:05:41 · update #1
http://www.shrinesf.org/apostles.htm
2007-08-13 14:01:08 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The apostles were disciples. A disciple is a follower of someone. An apostle is a disciple who spreads the teachings of the one they follow, in this case the gospel.
So the original disciples of Christ were also apostles because they started communities of believers, spreading the gospel.
Any true Christian or follower of Christ today is a disciple.
So this world is 'hopefully' filled with disciples of Christ.
Concerning your added details, Paul and James were both disciples and apostles. Look at it this way, in order to be an apostle, you have to be a disciple first.
To sum it up, all the apostles were disciples, but not all disciples were apostles.
2007-08-13 14:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of the 12 apostles were martyred except for John and Judas.
I believe that John, the youngest of the apostles was spared martyrdom, because when Christ was crucified, he was the apostle who did not scatter and he suffered his martyrdom vicariously through watching his Lord's Crucifixion.
As for the 70, we don't know all of their fates.
James, the brother of our Lord, was stoned.
Peter was crucified upside down.
Paul was beheaded.
Stephen was stoned.
I went to look up some of the others, and saw someone else above posted a link. The link is pretty good, except that is says that James the Lesser was pushed off of the pinnacle and stoned. That was James the Brother of our Lord, not the son of Alpheus. This James was one of the 70, not one of the 12.
(An aside, because James the Brother of our Lord is my patron saint)
Christ had many siblings, several of the boys are named in Mathew 13:54-6. The tradition of the Orthodox church is that these siblings were children of Joseph by an earlier marriage (he was much older than Mary). Judaic law split inheritance among the son's of the first wife. Jesus wasn't entitled, but James was the brother who shared his inheritance and was referred to as the Brother of our Lord for this reason.
2007-08-13 14:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by Jimee77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were thousands of disciples. It would be impossible to know or list all of them. There is a lot of extra biblical writings such as the early church fathers that tell us how the apostles died. Peter was crucified upside down in rome. James son fo Zebudee was the first martyred apostle. His office was taken over by James (or Jacob) brother of the Lord Jesus Christ who wrote the Book of James How others died can be researched.
2007-08-13 14:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by Gma Joan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you are talking about the biblical disciples. The Apostles, with the exception of John who lived into ald age, all died for Christ. Peter was reportedly crucified upside down because he didn't think himself worthy of dying in the same way as Jesus. Many early disciples were stoned to death and even Paul who became such a great apostle himself, used to hunt them down before his conversion. Many early Christians, including their children were killed in the most horrific and imaginative ways as entertainment for the Roman public. Many disciples are still dying for Christ, especially in some third world countries, arab countries and the eastern bloc, where there is real persecution.
2007-08-13 14:08:06 · answer #5 · answered by lix 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The disciples/apostles were each called to spread to the far reaches of the world as they knew it and preach the gospels. They were all martyred. For instance, Paul was crucified upside down in Rome, where his remains are believed to be underneath the Vatican in the catacombs. Thomas was actually stabbed to death in Madras, India, where a part of his bone still exists.
2007-08-13 14:03:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um...the disciples ARE the apostles, except for Judas, who hanged himself after betraying Christ. He was replaced by Matthias. The listings of their deaths is available in Foxe's Book of Martyrs. All were martyred except John the Beloved.
2007-08-13 14:02:32 · answer #7 · answered by imaji 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question. the WORD does not record each death, but there is a correlation to history and the WORD. There was only 1 disciple that did not leave JESUS when HE was arrested.. and he is the only one who did not die crucified. John the revelator died on the isle of Patmos. He was actually boiled in oil to kill him but he survived. they then exiled him on Patmos. All of the others died as JESUS did. now this is not supported in Scripture. and I could be mistaken.
2007-08-13 17:31:50 · answer #8 · answered by spotlite 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of what is thought to have happened is left to legend and traditions, with the exception of John who died of old age on Patmos. Peter was supposedly hung upside down on the cross in Rome. The others died similar deaths in foreign lands.
2007-08-13 14:03:14 · answer #9 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each one died serving God.They loved and obeyed spreading the Gospel of The Lord God.They were all persecuted by non-believers.We are facing the same situation today.We must all be prepared for what's here and whats to come.*God Bless,Sister*
2007-08-13 15:00:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philip: Stoned to death, Phrygia, AD 54
Peter: Crucified upside down, Rome AD 69
Paul: Beheaded, Rome, AD 69
Andrew: Crucified, Achaia, AD 70
Matthew: Beheaded, Ethiopia, AD 70
Thomas: Speared to death, Calamino AD 70
James (The Less): Clubbed to death, Jerusalem AD 63
John: Boiled in oil then escaped to Patmos, AD 63
2007-08-13 14:40:53 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋