the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)

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Christian theological concept group of religious figures

The Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) are the original disciples of Jesus Christ who, according to Christian tradition, were each believed to have contributed to the formulation of the Apostles’ Creed.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)	0
Twelve Apostles in Matthew 10:4	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological concept ⓘ group of religious figures ⓘ
associatedCreed	Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
associatedWith	Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
basisOfAttribution	later Christian tradition rather than historical documentation ⓘ
believedToHaveContributedTo	formulation of the Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
category	Christian saints ⓘ New Testament people ⓘ
commemoratedBy	various Christian feast days ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	historical-critical reconstructions of the apostles ⓘ
follows	Jesus Christ ⓘ
geographicContext	Judea ⓘ surface form: Roman Judea
hasMember	Andrew ⓘ Apostle Bartholomew ⓘ surface form: Bartholomew Apostle James the Less ⓘ surface form: James son of Alphaeus Apostle James the Greater ⓘ surface form: James son of Zebedee Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John son of Zebedee Judas Iscariot ⓘ Matthew ⓘ Peter ⓘ Philip ⓘ Simon the Zealot ⓘ Thaddaeus ⓘ Thomas ⓘ
influenced	Christian art and iconography ⓘ Christian liturgy ⓘ Western Christian catechesis ⓘ
interpretiveStatus	pious legend in many scholarly assessments ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Koine Greek ⓘ
linkedDoctrine	apostolic authority ⓘ apostolic succession ⓘ
numberOfMembers	12 ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousMovement	early Christianity ⓘ
roleInTradition	authorities in the early Church ⓘ foundational witnesses of the resurrection ⓘ original disciples of Jesus ⓘ
sourceText	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospels ⓘ surface form: New Testament Gospels
timePeriod	1st century ⓘ
traditionAscribes	one article of the Apostles’ Creed to each apostle ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apostle Simon the Zealot → appearsInListOf → the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) ⓘ

subject surface form: Simon the Zealot

this entity surface form: Twelve Apostles in Matthew 10:4

Apostles’ Creed → attributedTo → the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) ⓘ