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Pope Benedict XVI, The Apostles. Full title is The Origins of the Church – The Apostles and Their Co-Workers. published 2007, in the US: ISBN 978-1-59276-405-1; different edition published in the UK under the title: Christ and His Church – Seeing the face of Jesus in the Church of the Apostles, ISBN 978-1-86082-441-8. Carson, D.A.
The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
In Western Christianity, they are usually referred to as disciples, [2] whereas in Eastern Christianity they are usually referred to as apostles. [3] Using the original Greek words , both titles are descriptive, as an apostle is one sent on a mission (the Greek uses the verb form: apesteilen ) whereas a disciple is a student, but the two ...
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Some disciples were given a mission, such as the Little Commission, the commission of the seventy in Luke's Gospel, the Great Commission after the resurrection of Jesus, or the conversion of Paul, making them apostles, charged with proclaiming the gospel (the Good News) to the world. Jesus emphasised that being his disciples would be costly.
Lüdemann acknowledges the historicity of Christ's post-resurrection appearances, [37] the names of the early disciples, [38] women disciples, [39] and Judas Iscariot. [40] Wedderburn says the disciples indisputably believed Christ was truly raised. [41] Conzelmann dismisses an alleged contradiction between Acts 13:31 and Acts 1:3. [42]
The name Papias (Παπίας) was very common in the region, suggesting that he was probably a native of the area. [ 28 ] Papias's major work was the Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord (Greek: Λογίων Κυριακῶν Ἐξήγησις) in five books; it has been lost and only survives in excerpts from Iraeneus and Eusebius.
The twelfth apostle born outside the United States. The first apostle from South America. Name: Patrick Kearon: Born: July 18, 1961 (age 63) Positions: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Russell M. Nelson, December 7, 2023 () LDS Church Apostle, called by Russell M. Nelson, December 7, 2023 ()