As one of the Twelve, Matthias was an apostle, which meant he was charged with preaching the gospel and helping it spread throughout the known world. The word we translate as apostle (apostolos) literally means “one who is sent,” and all of the apostles were sentsomewhere. But where ex...
Didymus comes from the ancient Greek word for twin, while Thomas comes from the Aramaic word, also meaning twin. This would suggest that the Apostle Thomas' real name was actually Judas – not THAT Judas – and was referred to as 'Twin Judas Twin' and was one of Christ's brothers. Was...
Was the Apostle St. Thomas in Mexico?The Rev. J. H. Defouri
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Paul Was Accepted as an Apostle by the Leaders in Jerusalem - Then 14 years later I went to Jerusalem again with Barnabas. I also took Titus along. I
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after the son rose a week from now From glorious entry into the holy city to death and resurrection rising to glory for us all To be witness, proclaimer progenitor, namesake minister, preacher disciple and apostle Yes, Peter was Peter ...
“These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealo...
Thomas EnrightThe Bible says, remember that thou keep the holy Sabbath the day. The Catholic Church says, No! By my Divine power I abolish the Sabbath day, and command you to keep the first day of the week, And to, the entire civilized world bows down in referent obedience to the ...
The book is "enormously important to understanding the whole person," he said in an interview. He likened the criticism to early objections to Fawn Brodie's 1974 biography of Thomas Jefferson in which she claimed that Jefferson had children with his slave Sally Hemings; later genetic studies ...