Twelve Apostles

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biblical figure collective group of people

The Twelve Apostles were the core group of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples in the New Testament, chosen to spread his teachings and lead the early Christian church.

Aliases (2)

The Twelve Apostles ×2
Twelve Apostles of Jesus ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical figure collective → group of people →
alsoKnownAs	Apostles of Jesus → The Twelve →
appointedBy	Jesus Christ →
authorityGivenBy	Jesus Christ →
authorityType	to bind and loose → to forgive sins →
commemoratedIn	Christian liturgy →
describedIn	New Testament →
etymology	from Greek apostolos meaning one who is sent →
foundationOf	apostolic ministry → early Christian church leadership →
geographicContext	Galilee → Judea →
influenced	apostolic succession doctrine →
languageOfName	Greek →
leadApostle	Peter →
member	Andrew → Bartholomew → James son of Alphaeus → James son of Zebedee → John son of Zebedee → Judas Iscariot → Matthew → Peter → Philip → Simon the Zealot → Thaddaeus → Thomas →
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles → Gospel of John → Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Mark → Gospel of Matthew →
numberOfMembers	12 →
primaryMission	to heal and cast out demons → to preach the Kingdom of God → to spread the teachings of Jesus →
religiousTradition	Christianity →
replacedMember	Judas Iscariot →
replacementMember	Matthias →
role	closest disciples of Jesus Christ → leaders of the early Christian church → missionaries of the gospel →
selectionMethodForMatthias	casting lots →
symbolicNumber	12 tribes of Israel →
timePeriod	1st century CE →
veneratedAs	saints in most Christian traditions →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew the Apostle → Apostle Bartholomew → Apostle James the Less → Apostle John → Apostle Matthew → Apostle Peter → Apostle Philip → James the Greater → Saint John ("Twelve Apostles of Jesus") → Simon the Zealot → Simon the Zealot → Thaddaeus →	memberOf
Apostle Philip → Judas Iscariot ("The Twelve Apostles") →	associatedWith
Church of the Holy Apostles → Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ("The Twelve Apostles") →	dedicatedTo
Apostles →	alsoKnownAs
Apostle Thomas →	partOf
Pillars of the Church →	relatedTerm
Sagrada Família →	towersSymbolize