WHO WERE THE 12 DISCIPLES?
Original Twelve
* | 1. Andrew—Brother of Peter—Crucified on an x-shaped cross |
* | 2. Bartholomew—Son of Talmai—Flayed with knives and crucified |
* | 3. James The Elder—Son of Zebedee—Beheaded/Sawn in pieces |
* | 4. James The Lesser/Younger—Son of Alpheus—Stoned to death, Brother of Apostle Jude |
* | 5. John—Son of Zebedee, Brother to James the Apostle—Exiled for his faith—died of old age |
* | 6. Matthew or Levi—Speared to death in Ethiopia |
* | 7. Judas Iscariot—Son of Simon—Hanged himself |
* | 8. Peter or Simon Peter—Crucified upside down on a cross Son of Jonas |
* | 9. Philip—Died by hanging |
* | 10. Simon The Zealot—A Canaanite from Galilee—Crucified |
* | 11. Thomas Didymus (Doubting Thomas)—Killed with a spear |
* | 12. Jude or Thaddeus—Brother of James The Younger—Killed w/arrows |
Who Replaced Judas Iscariot?
Matthias (Acts 1:15-26)
Matthias lived until 80 A.D., and spread the gospel on the shores of the Caspian and
Cappadocia
Apostles not of the original twelve:
1. Saul (Paul)
2. Barnabas
3. Luke
4. John Mark
5. Lazarus