*1 Simon > Peter
*1 Andrew
*2 James
*2 John
Philip
Bartholomew
Thomas
Matthew
James
Thaddaeus
Simon
Jadus Iscariot
*1 Simon > Peter “rock”
fisherman – Andrew’s brother
Crucified
1st to invite non-Jews to join the early chrurch
*1 Andrew
fisherman – Simon’s brother
Crucified
Went to Greece and Ukraine
*2 James the Greater
fisherman – son of Zebedee
Behead in 44 AD by King Herod Agrippa Ifell to the sword
Spain
*2 John
fisherman – son of Zebedee
Old age Ephesus (100 years old)
Philip
Crucified
Bartholomew
flayed alive then crucified
Turkey, India, or Armenia
Thomas
speared
Went East to Syria, Iran and India.
Levi > Matthew
tax collector
speared
James the Lesser
son of Alphaeus
beaten to death
Thaddaeus (Jude)
fell to the sword
Persia
Simon the Zealot
crucified or sawed in half
Persia
Matthias
stoned to death
Jadus Iscariot
Suicide by hanging
Paul
Mary Magdalene
healed from “7 demons”
Mark
Luke
The term “apostle” or “apostolic” means messenger and is derived from the Greek word apostolos.
The Apostles were the movement’s cutting edge, spreading the message of “the way” across the vast trade network of the ancient world and leaving small Christian communities in their paths.
