9T R.E. List Jesus’ twelve apostles and distinguish important facts about each…

Introducing… The Twelve Apostles a.k.a. “The Twelve” “JC’s Homies”

Simon – called Peter Was a simple fisherman Was a simple fisherman The name Peter means “Rock” The name Peter means “Rock” One of the closest disciples One of the closest disciples Became the leader of the Church after Jesus’ death Became the leader of the Church after Jesus’ death Was crucified upside down Was crucified upside down

John Was another close disciple Was another close disciple He was known as “The beloved” by Jesus He was known as “The beloved” by Jesus Took care of Mary after Jesus’ death Took care of Mary after Jesus’ death

James The brother of John The brother of John Probably the first of the twelve to be martyred Probably the first of the twelve to be martyred Along with John was called by Jesus the “Sons of Thunder” Along with John was called by Jesus the “Sons of Thunder”

Andrew Was another fisherman Was another fisherman Was the brother of Simon Peter Was the brother of Simon Peter Used to follow John the Baptist before becoming a disciple of Jesus Used to follow John the Baptist before becoming a disciple of Jesus

Philip Another Fisherman Another Fisherman Was one of the first disciples Was one of the first disciples Also recruited Bartholomew Also recruited Bartholomew Phillip found the boy with the loaves and fishes that fed the five thousand Phillip found the boy with the loaves and fishes that fed the five thousand

Bartholomew Was also called Nathaniel Was also called Nathaniel A good friend of Philip A good friend of Philip Died by being beheaded Died by being beheaded

Matthew Was a tax collector Was a tax collector Gave up his riches to follow Jesus Gave up his riches to follow Jesus Probably the author of the Gospel of Matthew Probably the author of the Gospel of Matthew

Thomas Called “the Twin” Called “the Twin” Doubted that Jesus had risen from the Dead until he could see Jesus in person Doubted that Jesus had risen from the Dead until he could see Jesus in person Hence the term “Doubting Thomas” Hence the term “Doubting Thomas”

James Was often called “James the less” to distinguish him from the other James Was often called “James the less” to distinguish him from the other James Was probably shorter than the other James Was probably shorter than the other James

Simon Was a Zealot, which means he was a member of a Jewish political party that wanted to free Israel from the rule of Romans Was a Zealot, which means he was a member of a Jewish political party that wanted to free Israel from the rule of Romans Gave up his political aspirations after becoming a follower of Jesus Gave up his political aspirations after becoming a follower of Jesus

Jude Also called Thaddeus Also called Thaddeus Closely linked with Simon the Zealot Closely linked with Simon the Zealot Went to Persia to preach and was martyred there Went to Persia to preach and was martyred there

Judas Iscariot Was the treasurer of the group Was the treasurer of the group His love of money drove him to betray Jesus to his enemies His love of money drove him to betray Jesus to his enemies Judas hanged himself in despair Judas hanged himself in despair