Who are them?
why 12 apostles?
why not 7,9 or 14?
were there only 12?
2007-12-03 13:38:26 · 11 answers · asked by n0vAh 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you refer to Song of Solomon in Hebrew scripture, the name 'Muhammad' also mention there, please read Song of Solomon 5:16, it looks like this:
"Hikow mamtaqiym wkulow mahamadiym zeh dowdiy wzeh ree`iy bnowt yruushaalaaim."
Embrace Islam you will be saved!
2007-12-03 13:45:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
The original twelve disciples / apostles are listed in Matthew 10:2-4, "These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him." The Bible also lists the 12 disciples / apostles in Mark 3:16-19 and Luke 6:13-16. In comparing the three passages, there are a couple of minor differences in the names. It seems that Thaddaeus was also know as "Judas, son of James" (Luke 6:16) and Lebbaeus (Matthew 10:3). Simon the Zealot was also known as Simon the Canaanite (Mark 3:18). Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus, was replaced in the twelve apostles by Matthias (see Acts 1:20-26). Some Bible teachers view Matthias as an "invalid" member of the 12 apostles, and instead believe that the Apostle Paul was God's choice to replace Judas Iscariot as the twelfth apostle.
2007-12-03 13:41:16 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The Bible also lists Matthias as Judas Iscariot's replacement. Afterwards, the Bible tells that he was not to be regarded as an apostle. Then why name him one in the first place? And Paul says he himself was the 13th Apostle. What makes him so special rather than someone else who preached back then? Obviously someone doesn't know how to count.
2007-12-03 13:47:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There were thirteen, not twelve.
Peter, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee,
John, James the son of Alphaeus, Phillip,
Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, Judas Iscariot, Simon the Zealot, Thaddeus, Matthias.
2007-12-03 13:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Original 12:
Mark 3
16These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder); 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Judas' Replacement:
Acts 1
23So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24Then they prayed, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs." 26Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
Apostle to the Gentiles:
1 Corinthians 15
9For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
14 total, 12 was to reflect the number of sons of Israel
2007-12-03 13:45:38 · answer #5 · answered by Holy Holly 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Matthew 10:2-4 (New International Version)
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2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
2007-12-03 13:48:23 · answer #6 · answered by Lee E 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
12 apostles = 12 major constellations
2007-12-03 13:43:31 · answer #7 · answered by Blue 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
12 was a significan number in the bible - there were 12 tribes of Israel, for example.
According to the list occurring in each of the Synoptic Gospels (Mark 3:13-19, Matthew 10:1-4, Luke 6:12-16), the Twelve chosen by Jesus near the beginning of his ministry, those whom also He named Apostles, were:
> Simon: called Peter (Grk. petros, petra; Aram. kēf; Engl. rock) by Jesus, also known as Simon bar Jonah and Simon bar Jochanan (Aram.) and earlier (Pauline Epistles were written first) Cephas (Aram.) by Paul of Tarsus and Simon Peter, a fisherman from Bethsaida "of Galilee" (John 1:44; cf. 12:21)
> Andrew: brother of Peter, a Bethsaida fisherman and disciple of John the Baptist, and also the First-Called Apostle
> James and
> John: sons of Zebedee, called by Jesus Boanerges (an Aramaic name explained in Mk 3:17 as "Sons of Thunder")
> Philip: from Bethsaida "of Galilee" (John 1:44, 12:21)
> Bartholomew: in Aramaic "bar-Talemai?", "son of Talemai" or from Ptolemais, sometimes identified with the Nathanael of John 1:45-1:51.
> Thomas: also known as Judas Thomas Didymus - Aramaic T'oma' = twin, and Greek Didymous = twin
>James, son of Alphaeus: commonly identified with James the Less. Sometimes also identified with James the Just[2]
> Matthew: the tax collector, some identify with Levi son of Alphaeus
> Simon the Canaanite: called in Luke and Acts "Simon the Zealot", some identify with Simeon of Jerusalem, which others dispute on the grounds that Simeon was described at the time of Jesus' birth some thirty years before, as an old man not far from death. [3]
> Judas Iscariot: the name Iscariot may refer to the Judaean towns of Kerioth or to the sicarii (Jewish nationalist insurrectionists), or to Issachar. Also referred to (e.g. at John 6:71 and 13:26) as "Judas, the son of Simon". He was replaced as an apostle in Acts by Matthias.
> The identity of the other apostle of the twelve, traditionally called St. John, varies between the Synoptic Gospels and also between ancient manuscripts of each gospel: Mark names him as Thaddaeus; Different manuscripts of Matthew identify him as either Thaddeus or Lebbaeus (some later Latin manuscripts name him "Judas the Zealot", but this is regarded as an unlikely reading); Luke names him as Judas, son of James (translated in the KJV as: "Judas the brother of James" Luke 6:16).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Apostles
2007-12-03 13:40:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
There are 12 disciples and more apostles.
They are to sit on twelve thrones in heaven in judgment of the twelve tribes of Israel.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
2007-12-03 13:47:19 · answer #9 · answered by cristoiglesia 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
SIMON STONE, JAMES, JOHN, JUDAS ISKARIOT, ANDREW, PHILLIP, BARTHOLOMEW, MATTHEW, THOMAS, JAMES, THADAEUS, AND SIMON.
2007-12-03 13:42:43 · answer #10 · answered by SUSAN C 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋