Can you enumerate the twelve apostles?
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
Philippines
September 5, 2020 12:08am CST
A bishop was ranting, his fifth grade teacher admonished him for putting Paul the Apostle among the twelve apostles, and when he complained, his teacher asked him where in the Bible is it written Paul was among the twelve called?
He couldn't answer. So, he said that the church he visits twice a day has the names of the twelve apostles on the front facade walls. Paul's name was included. To this day, he never knew why the Augustinian Recollects placed Paul as one of the twelve. His teacher added that had he added Mathias, he could have considered it and the would-be bishop could have gotten a perfect score.
I admit, I am having trouble with enumerating the twelve, because no matter I take away the traitor, I still count thirteen. Paul not included.
But of course, I know now the answer, after an exhausting research. But I'd tell you that for later. You enumerate first.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
Very interesting. I don't know who's who in the painting. Could you tell me from left to right, please?
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
6 Sep 20
@LadyDuck Omigosh. Thank you so so very much.
You are right, that is the purpose of art, to let us use our senses and our intellect.
I appreciate this tremendously.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
6 Sep 20
@eileenleyva An image is better than any explanation.
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
5 Sep 20
I have no clue but Louie is he in a fight with God because do not need any more beefs. 
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
You would have a clue if only you study.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
@crossbones27 Eclectic music is not my thing, too, and many other stuff, but I do my best to learn a little about such.
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
5 Sep 20
@eileenleyva Fair enough not my thing. I deserve that that one
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@kanuck1 (4424)
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5 Sep 20
I have a bad memory and can't even remember my phone number at times and I have had the same number for many years. This is what St. Matthew recorded. These are the original 12.
Matthew 10:2-4 (New International Version) 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
According to Act 1:26, Judas was replaced by Matthias.
There are other apostles such as Paul, since apostle means someone who is send forth.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
Yes, Matthias completed the new twelve. Thanks you wrote the correct spelling. I was trying to recall how many letter t's I would put because I remember his name being Mathathias. But of course, it is Matthias.
As I did ask our fellow mylotter rhuenz, what about Nathaniel?
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
7 Sep 20
@kanuck1 Yay. You are a winner. Congratulations. Glad you work on your Bible study.
Gosh, if only I had this link before, I had known sooner. I did watch lots of Gospel movies, and in one, I think, I was puzzled because the name was Nathanael (thanks for the spelling, too). I was counting thirteen apostles, not knowing Bartholomew and Nathanael are one and the same.
Yay.
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@kanuck1 (4424)
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7 Sep 20
@eileenleyva You can check it out but apparently Nathanael is another name for Bartholomew. The apostle John uses his given name Nathanael, whereas Matthew, Mark, and Luke call him Bartholomew.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_the_Apostle
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
I barely remember my religion studies. I know I should remember all of them but not anymore.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
Time to review. Recalling the lessons we learned can guide us to where we're going.
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
Even from history?
Okay, what about naming six.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
5 Sep 20
Beign Jewish what Christianity I learned was from my Catholic friends!
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
Check the Last Supper photo from Anna's response. The apostles are identified.
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