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The commissioning of the Twelve Apostles is an episode in the ministry of Jesus that appears in the three Synoptic Gospels. It relates the initial selection of the Twelve Apostles among the disciples of Jesus. [20] [21] In the Gospel of Matthew, this event takes place shortly before the miracle of the man with a withered hand.
Vocation of the Apostles, a fresco in the Sistine Chapel by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1481-82. The commissioning of the Twelve Apostles is an episode in the ministry of Jesus that appears in all three Synoptic Gospels: Matthew 10:1–4, Mark 3:13–19 and Luke 6:12–16. It relates the initial selection of the Twelve Apostles among the disciples of ...
Thomas the Apostle (Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs; Aramaic ܬܐܘܡܐ, romanized: Tʾōmā, meaning "the twin"), [a] also known as Didymus (Greek: Δίδυμος, romanized: Dídymos, meaning "twin"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve [1] [2] or the Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles [3] [4] is a Christian text from about the 4th century. [5] It is the first treatise in Codex VI of the Nag Hammadi library texts, [6] [7] taking up pages 1–12 of the codex's 78 pages. [6] The writing extends the Parable of the Pearl from Matthew 13:45–46.
Bartholomew [a] was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, [6] who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). [7] [8] [9] Bartholomew the Apostle, detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century
Didache manuscript. The Didache (/ ˈ d ɪ d ə k eɪ,-k i /; Ancient Greek: Διδαχή, romanized: Didakhé, lit. 'Teaching'), [1] also known as The Lord's Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations (Διδαχὴ Κυρίου διὰ τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, Didachḕ Kyríou dià tō̂n dṓdeka apostólōn toîs éthnesin), is a brief ...
The apostles were designated as such by Shoghi Effendi, the head of the religion in the first half of the 20th century, and the list was included in The Baháʼí World, Vol. III (pp. 80–81). These individuals played a vital role in the development of Bahá'u'lláh's Faith, consolidating its adherents and bringing its teachings around the world.
It seems to contradict what is implied at Matthew 9:38. [2] Matthew also jumps immediately to there being twelve disciples. Previously Matthew 4 had mentioned the recruitment of the four fishers, and Matthew 9 introduces Matthew the tax collector, but there is nothing in the text introducing the other seven. [2]