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Apostles of the New Testament
July 4, 12:29 AM

The rest of the 12 Apostles all in one article, because there is not
much known about the Apostles other than, Peter, John, James; there
will be one article to describe their influence.

St James, son of Zebedee: He is the brother of St John. His death is
mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles 12:2. Herod has him put to
death by the sword; which means that he was beheaded. He is one of
the three most trusted disciples of Jesus. According to tradition he
had not left Jerusalem, to evangelize to other nations at the time of
his death.
St Philip: He is from the same town as Sts Peter and Andrew. He is
mentioned in all the Gospels and is always listed 5th among the
Apostles. He is not to be confused with Philip the Evangelist one of
the first 7 deacons. The most information about St Philip comes from
St Clement of Alexandria, who tells us that St Philip was married had
children and one of his daughters was also married. The church
historian Eusebius confuses St Philip the Apostle and Philip the
Evangelist is the same person.
St Bartholomew: He is also called Nathanael, because he is always
listed in the company of St Philip the Apostle. Since St Philip
introduced Nathanael to Christ. So Bartholomew is another name or
family name for Nathanael. Eusebius recounts that St Bartholomew
evangelized to India and left a copy of the Gospel of St Matthew
there. Other traditions say that he went to Ethiopia, Mesopotamia,
Parthia, and Lycaonia. According to tradition St Batholomew has one
of the worst martyrdom of all the Apostles. According to tradition he
was first flayed (cutting off all the skin from the body) and then
crucified. This is why in many statues and artwork he is shown
holding a large knife or holding his own skin. It is also why he is
the patron saint of tanners.
St Matthew the Evangelist: St Matthew author of the Gospel that bares
his name. He was a tax collector called to be a disciple by Jesus.
He is also called Levi. This might be because he did not wish to draw
attention to himself in the Gospel that he wrote. Some fathers of the
church state that Matthew wrote this Gospel in Hebrew. This is hotly
debated by scholars because the earliest texts are in Greek and the
quotations from the Old Testament seem to be from the Septuagint, the
Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, not translated from Hebrew to
Greek on their own.
St Thomas: St Thomas is known as the doubter; because he refused to
believe that Jesus had risen from the dead until he saw the Risen Lord
for himself. St Thomas is believed to have evangelized India, where
there at one time was a statue to him and Jesus. It is also said in
tradition that Thomas was the only witness to the bodily assumption of
the Virgin Mary into heaven. It is said he was martyred in India by
the spear.
St James, son of Alphaeus: Some times called St James the Lesser. In
some traditions he is also sometime identified with the James the
relative of Jesus, Protestants usually reject this idea. He is only
mentioned in the New Testament four times in the list of Apostles.
Tradition says that he was crucified in Lower Egypt, where he was
evangelizing.
St Jude the Apostle (Thaddeus): Not to be confused with Iscariot the
betrayer. St Jude is said to have suffered martyrdom with St Simon
the Zealot by crucifixion in Persia. It is also said that he was the
Apostle to the Armenians.
St Simon the Zealot: Not much is written about him in the New
Testament. Tradition, however, states that he evangelized in Egypt,
Africa and Armenia. Some traditions state that he was crucified with
St Jude in Persia. Others say that he was killed in Samaria

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