![]() This is especially true for the more obscure disciples. Unfortunately, tradition often embraced legends alongside facts, and it can be difficult to discern details about where the disciples went, what they did, and how they died without assuming the legends surrounding them are rooted in truth. Much of what we “know” about the apostles comes from church tradition. (For example, Philip the Apostle is definitely not Philip the Evangelist, who appears in Acts 6:5, Acts 8:5–6, and Acts 21:8.) In some cases, disciples with common names have been mistakenly identified with other biblical figures who had the same name. ![]() Others are only mentioned in the lists of apostles, or they have a single line of dialogue in the gospels.Ī few of the apostles were known by multiple names, which can make these lists and other references to them confusing. Some of the apostles play key roles in well-known Bible stories. ![]() He wasn’t called into the group by Jesusįour passages in the Bible list the names of all 12 apostles (technically the last one only lists 11, because Judas Iscariot was dead).He was appointed after the death of Judas Iscariot.Matthias the apostle is technically also one of the Twelve, but usually not included in lists for a couple reasons: ![]()
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