The apostles of Jesus, as listed in the Gospels, can more or less be divided into three groups
Though they had their ideological differences, they worked as a team, a community. However, human as they were (including Jesus himself), there were some squabbles, differences and misunderstandings among themselves on various occasions - not only after Jesus' time, but during his time itself.
Now for the questions: Can I add my name too to the list? After all, the apostles were called upon to witness Jesus. And by my profession, am I too not called to witness Christ and the Kingdom? And if my name is on the list, to which group would I belong?
- The ones closest to Jesus, headed by Peter
- the ones who had the most number of contacts with the non-Jews, under the leadership of Philip and
- those who were very strict about the Judaic tradition.
Though they had their ideological differences, they worked as a team, a community. However, human as they were (including Jesus himself), there were some squabbles, differences and misunderstandings among themselves on various occasions - not only after Jesus' time, but during his time itself.
Now for the questions: Can I add my name too to the list? After all, the apostles were called upon to witness Jesus. And by my profession, am I too not called to witness Christ and the Kingdom? And if my name is on the list, to which group would I belong?
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