Brief History of the Apostles

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Brief History of the Apostles
The Inner Circle[1]
Name Surname
or appelation 		Parents Home Livelihood Writings History and Tradition
Simon
Cephas[2]
Peter
Son of Jonah
 Bethsaida
Capernium 		Fisherman 1st Peter, 2nd Peter, Gospel of Mark[3] Evangelical and missionary work, as far as Babylon (1 Pet 5:13). Tradition has him dying by crucifixion at Rome.
James (the elder)
Boanerges[4]
Son of Zebedee and Salome
 Bethsaida
Capernium
Jerusalem 		Fisherman Preached in Jerusalem, first of the apostles to be martyred, ca. AD 44 (Acts 12:1-2).
John (the beloved disciple [5])
Boanerges
Son of Zebedee and Salome
 Bethsaida
Capernium
Jerusalem 		Fisherman Gospel of John
1st, 2nd, 3rd epistles of John
Revelation 		Preached in, and labored for, the churches in Asia Minor, especially in Ephesus. The only apostle to die a natural death, after his banishment to Patmos.
The Quiet Workers
Andrew[6]
Son of Jonah
 Bethsaida
Capernium 		Fisherman Former disciple of John the Baptist. Tradition has him dying by crucifixion on an X-shaped cross.
Phillip Bethsaida Fisherman Tradition has him preaching in Phrygia, dying a martyr in Heirapolis.
Batholemew
Nathaniel
Tolmai
 Cana of Galilee Missionary in Armenia. Flayed to death.
Thomas
Didymus
 Galilee Preached the gospel in Parthia, Persia, and India, the farthest journey of any of the apostles. He was killed at Madras, India.[7] Thomas is mentioned repeatedly in the Gospel of John, in its Chapters 11, 14, 20, and 21.
Matthew
Levi
Alphaeus
 Capernaum Tax collector Gospel of Matthew Preached the gospel in Ethiopia, where he died a martyr.
The Little Known
James the younger[8]
Alpheus[9] and Mary
 Galilee Epistle of James[10] Preached in Israel, Egypt, and Persia, where he died by crucifixion.
Jude
Thaddaeus
Alpheus and Mary
 Galilee Epistle of Jude Preached in Assyria and Persia; died in Persia a martyr.
Simon
The Zealot
Alpheus and Mary
 Galilee Tradition has him dying by crucifixion.
The Traitor
Judas
Iscariot
Simon
 Kerioth of Judea Betrayed the Lord for thirty pieces of silver; hanged himself afterwards[11].
Apostles added after the Lord's ascension
Mathias Awarded the office to replace Judas Iscariot. No known writings by or about this man afterwards. Tradition has him martyred in Ethiopia.
Saul
Paul (name changed)[12]
 Tarsus Tent maker The Pauline Epistles Converted on the road to Damascus by the Lord Himself after much persecution; became apostle to the Gentiles. Executed in Rome by beheading.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ They were the closest to Christ, and accorded special privileges.
  2. ↑ a stone; see John 1:42
  3. ↑ Ancient tradition calls this "Peter's gospel", as Mark was a companion to Peter on his journeys; Peter may have either furnished accounts for Mark, or dictated the writing of it.
  4. ↑ Both James and his brother John were surnamed "sons of thunder", aka Boanerges
  5. ↑ John 13:23, John 19:26, John 20:2
  6. ↑ Brother of Peter
  7. ↑ Parangimalai or St. Thomas Mount, is a small hillock in Chennai, India, the site where by tradition, Thomas is believed to have been martyred.
  8. ↑ also known as James the less
  9. ↑ or Cleopas
  10. ↑ Uncertain, however the weight of the evidence indicates that it was indeed written by the Lord's brother
  11. ↑ Mat 26:14, Mat 27:3-5
  12. ↑ Acts 13:19
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