Saturday, February 28, 2009

The 24 Apostles of the New Covenant



The 12 plus Apostles with other names and their ministry locations


Some ministry locations are based on history, tradition, or manuscripts of the time.

Peter (Simon, Cephas) - Jews in the Dispersion - Matthew 10:2-4
John (Sons of Thunder) - Asia Minor & later the City of Ephesus
Matthew (Levi) - Northern Africa
Thomas - India
Andrew - Greece & Black Sea
Philip - Phrygia is present day Turkey
Batholomew (Nathaniel) - Armenia is present day Iran
James, the Younger (Sons of Thunder)- Spain & Britain
James, the Elder - Martyrdom
Simon - SE of Caspian Sea
Thaddeus (Lebbeus, Judas) - Syria
Judas Iscariot - Suicide - Acts 1:18
Matthias - ???? - Acts 1:26
Saul (Paul) - Asia Minor - Acts 14:14; 1 Corinthians 9:5-6; Galatians 1:1
Barnabas - Asia Minor plus ???? - Acts 14:14; 1 Corinthians 9:5-6
Timothy -1 Thessalonians 2:1,6
Titus - 2 Corinthians 8:23
Apollos - 1 Corinthians 4:6,9
Epaphroditus - 'messenger' should have been translated 'apostle', Phillippians 2:25
Junias - Romans 16:7
Andronicus - Romans 16:7
James, Christ's Brother - Galatians 1:19
Silas - 1 Thessalonians 2:1,6

Jesus the Christ - Hebrews 3:1

Composed by Dr. Bruce Klein, ThD