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Position:Home>Genealogy> WHO ARE tHE DICIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST??Question: WHO ARE tHE DICIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST??please tell me how many they were, Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Jesus picked 12 known disciples: * Simon, called Peter * Andrew (whom Matthew and Luke identify as the brother of Simon Peter) * James (called the son of Zebedee by Mark and Matthew) * John (Mark and Matthew identify him as the brother of James, son of Zebedee) * Philip * Bartholomew, named Nathanael in John * Matthew (whom the Matthew evangelist identifies as a publican), named Levi in Luke and Mark * Thomas * James, the son of Alphaeus * Simon, called a zealot in Mark, Matthew, and Luke * Judas Iscariot * Jude Thaddaeus, called Thaddaeus by Mark, Lebbaeus Thaddaeus by Matthew, and Judas, son of James by Luke When Jesus called these men, he did so from a mountain, which is symbolic because Jewish tradition equates this to meeting with God. According to Matthew, the first apostles selected were Simon Peter and Andrew; both were fisherman. Since Jesus was also a fisherman, he could've had several opportunities to converse with and recruit the two. |