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    The 12 disciples or apostles were Jesus' closest followers and students. They included Andrew, Bartholomew, James the Elder, James the Younger, John, Judas Iscariot, Jude, Matthew, Peter, Philip, Simon the Zealot, and Thomas. Each came from different backgrounds and locations but committed themselves to learning from and representing Jesus.

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    The 12 disciples or apostles were Jesus' closest followers and students. They included Andrew, Bartholomew, James the Elder, James the Younger, John, Judas Iscariot, Jude, Matthew, Peter, Philip, Simon the Zealot, and Thomas. Each came from different backgrounds and locations but committed themselves to learning from and representing Jesus.

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    The 12 disciples or apostles were Jesus' closest followers and students. They included Andrew, Bartholomew, James the Elder, James the Younger, John, Judas Iscariot, Jude, Matthew, Peter, Philip, Simon the Zealot, and Thomas. Each came from different backgrounds and locations but committed themselves to learning from and representing Jesus.

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    T he 12 closest friends of Jesus are called the 12 disciples or apostles.

    The word disciple


    means someone who is a student or pupil of someone else. The biblical sense of the word
    is that the person is not just a learner, but an adherent of the teacher’s doctrines. Apostle
    means that the person is a representative, ambassador or delegate of someone else.
    Practically there is little difference between the way these two words are used in the
    Bible. However, there is one small distinction. Not all disciples are called apostles in the
    Bible. But all apostles are disciples.

    Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist before he joined with Jesus (John 1:35-40).
    His brother is Simon Peter, whom he brought to Jesus. They were both fishermen.
    Jesus met them on the Sea of Galilee (Mark 1:16-18).

    Bartholomew Nathanael was praised by Jesus as being a Jew without guile (John 1:47).
    Though he was cautious in accepting Jesus as the Christ, it took little time to convince
    him that Jesus was the Son of God (John 1:49). Tradition says that he was
    a missionary in Armenia and India.

    James the Elder (or James the Great)


    James is one of the two sons of Zebedee. Also known as the sons of thunder. Peter,
    James and John made up the three closest friends of Jesus. While James seems to be a
    prominent figure in the personal life of Jesus, we know little about him. When he is
    mentioned in the Bible, he is always mentioned along with his brother John. He was
    beheaded by Herod (Acts 12:1, 2).

    James the Younger (or James the Less)


    This James was the son of Alphaeus (Mark 3:18). He lived in Galilee and was the brother
    to the Apostle Jude. Matthew the tax collector may have been their brother. This is the
    James who probably wrote the Epistle of James (though that is disputed).

    John the beloved

    John is the brother of James the Elder and son of Zebedee. He was known as the beloved
    disciple. He wrote the books of John, First John, Second John, Third John and Revelation.
    He was the last of the apostles to die. Though there were attempts to martyr him, he
    lived into old age.
    Judas Iscariot
    Judas was the treasurer among Jesus and His disciples. He was also the traitor who
    betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver (Matthew 26:14-16; John 12:5, 6). Judas was from
    Judea whereas the other disciples were from Galilee.

    Jude or Thaddeus
    He was the brother of James the Younger and the author of the book of Jude. He was
    known by several names. One is “Judas, not Iscariot." (John 14:22) Very little is known
    about him.

    Matthew
    Matthew, unlike the other disciples who were fishermen, he was a tax collector, also
    known as a publican. He is sometimes called Levi in the Bible (Mark 2:14). He wrote the
    first book of the New Testament which bears his name.

    Peter
    Simon Peter was the brother to Andrew. He was the most outspoken of the disciples.
    Along with the brothers James and John, he made up the third of the inner circle of Jesus’
    closest disciples. He probably wrote 1 and 2 Peter. His Greek name, Simon, and Aramaic
    name, Cephas, both mean rock.

    After Jesus’ ascension to heaven, Peter became the dominant leader of the disciples.
    Throughout the first part of the book of Acts he is the fiery preacher among the Jews.
    The last part of the book is dominated by Paul and his outreach to the Gentiles.
    Philip
    Like the other disciples (except Matthew), Philip was a fisherman. He was from the city
    of Bethsaida (John 1:44). He seemed to have a missionary heart. He preached boldly to
    large crowds in Samaria but was willing to be led into the desert to preach to one
    Ethiopian man and lead him to Christ (Acts 8).

    Simon the Zealot


    This is the other Simon (besides Peter) who was a disciple of Jesus. He was a Caananite
    (Mark 3:18). Though we don’t know much about him we know that the Zealots were a
    fanatical Jewish nationalist group. They hated Roman rule and were devoted to Jewish
    law.

    Thomas
    Today sometimes called Doubting Thomas was also known by his Greek name Didymus.
    He is known as Doubting Thomas because of his proclamation that he would not believe
    that Christ had risen unless he could place his fingers in the nail prints of Jesus’ hands
    and side. Jesus did not criticize Thomas for this. However, Jesus pointed out that though
    Thomas had the chance to see and touch Jesus, there would be many who would come
    after Thomas who would believe though they could not see Jesus in the flesh (John 20:24-
    29).

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