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As described by the New Testament of the Bible, the twelve Apostles (or twelve disciples or simply Apostles) were the primary followers of Jesus of Nazareth. Other early prominent Christians, most notably Paul of Tarsus, were also called Apostles, but were not included among the twelve.
Individual apostles[edit]
- Andrew
- Bartholomew
- James the Greater
- James the Less (sometimes considered to be the same person as James the Just)
- John
- Judas Iscariot, later replaced by Matthias
- Judas Thaddeus
- Matthew
- Philip
- Simon Peter
- Simon the Zealot
- Thomas
Works by the Apostles[edit]
- The Apostolic Constitutions (4th century) purports to have been written by the Twelve Apostles.
- A Christian tradition holds that the Apostles' Creed (5th-7th century) was written jointly by the Twelve Apostles, with each apostle contributing one of the creed's twelve articles.
Works about the Apostles[edit]
Biblical texts[edit]
- Gospel of Matthew, attributed to Matthew the Evangelist (1st century).
- Gospel of Mark, attributed to Mark the Evangelist (1st century).
- Gospel of Luke, attributed to Luke the Evangelist (1st century).
- Gospel of John, attributed to John the Evangelist (1st century).
- Acts of the Apostles, attributed to Luke the Evangelist (1st century).
Other ancient texts[edit]
- On the Twelve Apostles by Hippolytus (3rd century).
Reference texts[edit]
- "Apostle," in Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
- “Apostle”, in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York, 1920
- "Apostle," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Apostles," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
- "Apostle," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Apostles," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
See also[edit]
- Portal:Christianity
- Portal:Bible
- Portal:Saints
- The Twelve Apostles, disambiguation page