WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Bible, Jesus Christ names 12 apostles to spread his gospel, and the early Christian church owes its rapid rise to their missionary zeal. Yet, for most of the Twelve, there’s scant evidence of their existence outside of the New Testament.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jesus Calls the 12 Disciples One morning, after having spent the entire night on a mountain praying with God the Father, Jesus called His disciples together. He selected 12 of them, and named them apostles in His service (Luke 6:12-13).

Detailed explanation-3: -Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, Jude Thaddaeus, and Matthias.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were the primary disciples of Jesus according to the New Testament.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Luke 6:13 it is stated that Jesus chose 12 from his disciples “whom he named apostles, ‘’ and in Mark 6:30 the Twelve are called Apostles when mention is made of their return from the mission of preaching and healing on which Jesus had sent them.