Answer: James (the Greater)
The martyrdom of James (the Greater) was the next recorded in the Bible after that of Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
Acts 12:1,2 - "It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword."
Biblical scholars place the martyrdom of James, son of Zebedee, as circa 44-45 A.D.
From Quiz: Forgive them, Father...
Answer: Judas Iscariot
Judas is the correct answer. However, it appears he wasn't good at his job. According to Scripture, he often pocketed money for himself. John 12:6 in the NIV Bible states "as keeper of the money bag, he [Judas] used to help himself to what was put into it."
From Quiz: Which One of the Twelve Disciples Was It?
Answer: 2
The remaining disciples decided that the man who replaced Judas needed to have been following Jesus since the time he was baptized by John. They nominated two men, Joseph and Matthias. Then they prayed and asked God to show them which one he wanted to replace Judas with. They cast lots and Matthias was chosen as Judas' replacement. This can be found in Acts 1:21-26.
Question by Jimmy (j-zilch)
From Quiz: Twelve Good Men
Answer: St. Andrew
St. Andrew was actually St. Peter's older brother!
From Quiz: The Apostles
Answer: Peter and Andrew
One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers Peter and Andrew fishing. He called out and invited them to follow Him, stating that He would make them fishers of men and they immediately left their work and followed Him. Matthew 4:18-20.
From Quiz: The Famous Twelve
Answer: John
All twelve disciples are listed by name in Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:16-19, and Luke 6:14-16. John's gospel only names nine of the disciples, and even these are not listed together. Eleven of the original twelve disciples are also named in Acts 1:13, meeting together in Jerusalem after the resurrection of Jesus. The New Testament authors use several variations of the disciples' names, such as Aramaic and Greek forms, or surnames and given names. This can sometimes make it difficult to recognise which disciple is being referred to. According to Matthew's gospel the twelve original disciples are named as "Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot,".
From Quiz: The Twelve Disciples
Answer: Philip
John 1:46 is where you will find this information. Philip had reported to Nathanael the good he knew about Jesus of Nazareth. Philip became one of the twelve disciples Jesus chose (Mark 3:13-19).
From Quiz: The Twelve Apostles of Christ
Answer: Simon Peter
Simon Peter was part of the inner circle. He was with Jesus during many important parts of his ministry including the Transfiguration. Tradition tells us that he was crucified upside down since he did not feel worthy to be crucified the same way Christ was.
From Quiz: How Well Do You Know The Apostles?
Answer: Nathanael
Nathanael is the correct answer. John 1:49, in the NKJV, quotes Nathanael as telling Jesus, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" The declaration is made months, perhaps years before Peter made his declaration in Matthew 16:16 that Christ is "the Son of the living God." Similar declarations by Peter are also recorded in Mark 8:29 and Luke 9:20.
Many theologians believe Bartholomew and Nathanael are the same person. When a list of the names of the disciples is given in Matthew, Mark and Luke, it contains the name Bartholomew, but not Nathanael. (The name Bartholomew is also mentioned in Acts.) However, in John there is mention of Nathanael, but no mention of Bartholomew.
From Quiz: Which One of the Twelve Disciples Was It?
Answer: Nathanael
Soon after, when Christ and Nathanael first met, they immediately hit it off. Jesus tells him that he is an "Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Jesus goes on to tell Nathanael that he had seen him standing under the fig tree. Nathanael then says to Christ: "Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel." (John 1:47-49 KJV Bible)
Nathanael is called Bartholomew in the other three Gospels.
Question by star_gazer
From Quiz: Twelve Good Men
Answer: St. James the Greater
St. James the Greater was son of Zebedee and from Galilee.
From Quiz: The Apostles
Answer: Andrew
Andrew is the correct answer. Scripture reports there were 5,000 men fed, but it was the custom of the day not to include women and children in such reports. As a result, theologians estimate 15,000 people were fed with the tiny bit of food from the little boy who was led to Christ by Andrew. In other words, Andrew played an important role in this Bible story, which is a favorite of millions of people today.
From Quiz: Which One of the Twelve Disciples Was It?
Answer: St. Bartholomew
St. Bartholomew was probably a Hebrew, and his real name may have been Nathaniel.
From Quiz: The Apostles
Answer: Philip
Philip told Nathanael that he had met Jesus the messiah and that He was from Nazareth. Nathanael then turned to him and asked the question, "Can anything good come from there?" Philip told him to come and see for himself. Nathanael went to meet Jesus and ended up declaring him to be, "the Son of God, the king of Israel."
John 1:45-49
From Quiz: The Famous Twelve
Answer: Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot was the treasurer of the group. John 12:6 says of Judas, "he had the bag", and again, John 13:29 declares "Judas had the bag", indicating he was the treasurer of the original twelve disciples. In the Holy Bible, his name is often followed with the phrase, "which also betrayed Him". (Judas was accused of stealing by the brethren.)
From Quiz: The Twelve Apostles of Christ
Answer: James the Greater
There were actually two apostles with the name James. The one described in this question is James the Greater. The other apostle was known as James the Lesser and very little is known about him. James the Greater along with his brother John and Simon Peter are collectively known as the Inner Circle of Jesus.
From Quiz: How Well Do You Know The Apostles?
Answer: Peter
Peter actually walked on water, according to Scripture. However, when Peter took his eyes off Jesus and paid attention to the wind and the waves, he started to sink.
Matthew 14:24-32, in the NKJV, gives this account of the miraculous event: "But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, 'It is a ghost!' And they cried out for fear.
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.' And Peter answered Him and said, 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.' So He said, 'Come.' And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, 'Lord, save me!' And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, 'O you of little faith, why did you doubt?' And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased."
From Quiz: Which One of the Twelve Disciples Was It?
Answer: St. Peter
The younger brother of St. Andrew, St. Peter was in fact married. Scripture shows Jesus healing St. Peter's mother-in-law.
From Quiz: The Apostles
Answer: collecting taxes
Matthew or Levi as he was sometimes called, was a well-known tax collector who had a reputation of cheating. Jesus saw him collecting taxes as He passed by and invited him to join His group of disciples. Matthew's life was transformed and he became a faithful apostle and the first writer of the New Testament books.
Luke 5:27-29
From Quiz: The Famous Twelve
Answer: The sons of thunder
Jesus gave this name to James and John who were brothers. The incident is mentioned in Mark 3:17 as follows: "And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder". James was the first disciple to suffer martyrdom, being beheaded in 44 AD by order of Herod Agrippa I.
From Quiz: The Twelve Disciples
Answer: Animals on a sheet
This is found in Acts 10:9-28. A voice in the vision told him to eat of animals he unconsidered unclean, but the voice insisted, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common." This happened three times in the vision and convinced Peter to preach the gospel to the Gentiles.
From Quiz: The Twelve Apostles of Christ
Answer: Olive
Hippolytus of Rome, a 3rd century theologian, wrote of Andrew's death at the order of the local Roman governor, Aegaeas, when Andrew faced him and demanded that he cease persecuting Christians. Andrew was not nailed to the olive tree, but was tied to it. It took him over three days to die. The estimated year of Andrew's martyrdom is 70 A.D.
From Quiz: Forgive them, Father...
Answer: Thomas
Thomas is the correct answer. He's forever known as Doubting Thomas or Thomas the Doubter for his stubborn refusal to believe in reports about Jesus being resurrected from the dead.
According to Scripture, Thomas said he would not believe reports of the resurrection unless he could place his fingers in the wounds on Christ's hand and reach his hand into the wound on Christ's side.
The 20th chapter of John tells of Jesus appearing before the disciples who were meeting in a locked room. Many theologians believe the door was locked because the disciples were afraid of being rounded up in a mass persecution against anyone who had anything to do with Jesus. When Christ appeared in the room, it must have been an electrifying moment for Thomas. By putting his fingers in the wounds on Christ's hands and by putting his hand in Christ's side, Thomas had irrefutable evidence Christ had indeed ascended from the dead. His life would be forever changed.
In John 20:28, Thomas put all doubt aside and proclaimed "My Lord and my God!"
From Quiz: Which One of the Twelve Disciples Was It?
Answer: Simon Peter
"Peter then declared 'Thou shalt never wash my feet.' Jesus answered him 'If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.' Simon Peter saith unto him 'Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.' Jesus saith to him, 'He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.'" - John 13:6-10 KJV Bible.
People believe that when Jesus washed the disciples' feet, he was humbly showing that he came to serve, not to be served.
Question by aclb
From Quiz: Twelve Good Men
Answer: St. Thomas
He was probably martyred in India.
From Quiz: The Apostles
Answer: Thomas
Thomas called Didymus, is famously known as 'doubting Thomas.'
He gained the title because he did not believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead, stating that he would only believe when he could place his finger into His pierced side and see the nail prints in His hand. Jesus later appeared and showed him His scars and Thomas declared in belief, "my God and my Lord." John 20:24-29
From Quiz: The Famous Twelve
Answer: Matthew
According to his own gospel (Matt. 9:9-13) Matthew was at his office when Jesus approached him and uttered two words: "Follow me." Matthew obeyed, apparently without hesitation, leaving his former life behind. Jesus and his disciples subsequently joined Matthew at table, where they were joined by other publicans and social outcasts, which aroused the disapproval of the Pharisees. Jesus famously responded that it was the sick, not the healthy, who were in need of a physician's care. The story of Matthew's call to apostleship is also found in the gospels of Mark and Luke, with very slight variations. In the latter two gospels he is referred to as Levi; it is not clear if this was an alternate name, or simply an indication that he was a Levite.
Matthew's gospel was written, probably in Aramaic or Hebrew, somewhere between 60 and 90 A.D.; the form in which it presently exists is a revision of the original (which is probably lost) written in Greek. Matthew's actual authorship of the gospel has been disputed, however it is certain that the gospel was authored by a Christian of the Jewish race living in Palestine. It was clearly aimed at Jewish converts to Christianity, since it begins by establishing Jesus' Davidic lineage, and repeatedly quotes from the Old Testament books in order to portray Jesus as the fulfillment of the writings of the prophets. Matthew's evangelical symbol is a winged man, since his gospel equally portrays Christ's human and divine nature (alternately, he is shown with an angel, who provides him with inspiration). According to tradition, Matthew preached throughout the Middle-East and Ethiopia, and suffered martyrdom in Persia.
From Quiz: The Twelve
Answer: An earthquake
We find this in Matthew 27:51, 28:2.
From Quiz: The Twelve Apostles of Christ
Answer: Thomas
From this apostle comes the expression "doubting Thomas". We don't know why he was not present with the other apostles the first time Jesus appeared to them after the resurrection but he refused to believe other's claims that Jesus had risen from the dead. He would eventually come to meet Jesus again and his belief in Jesus was restored. (Chapter 20 of the Book of John).
From Quiz: How Well Do You Know The Apostles?
Answer: Ethiopia
Matthew's death is estimated at 70 A.D., occurring at Nad-Davar. Reportedly, Matthew was arrested while preaching in his church, where they killed him on the spot. Before Hytacus became King, the ruler of Ethiopia had been King Aeglippus, who had been much more supportive of Christianity.
From Quiz: Forgive them, Father...
Answer: Matthew
The correct answer is Matthew, who was also known as Levi in Mark 2:14 and Luke 5:27. Matthew 9:9 in the NKJV gives this account of Matthew becoming a disciple just after Jesus enabled a paralytic man to walk: "As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, 'Follow Me.' So he arose and followed Him."
Incidentally, tax collectors were loathed in Israel and other occupied areas by the Romans in Biblical times. Tax collectors were seen as traitors as they were working for the Romans. On top of this, tax collectors were seen as dishonest as many of them overcharged the people and pocketed the difference.
From Quiz: Which One of the Twelve Disciples Was It?
Answer: Greeks
The nationality of the Gentiles was Greek. According to Scripture, the delegation went to Philip first to arrange a meeting with Jesus. Philip is a Greek name and some theologians believe he may have been able to speak the language. Philip in turn got help from Andrew, perhaps because he knew Andrew was warm and friendly and would do his part to make the Greeks feel at home. This suggests that, as a result of Andrew leading the Greeks to Jesus, he earned himself a reputation as the first foreign missionary.
Question by Cowrofl
From Quiz: Twelve Good Men
Answer: St. James the Less
He is supposedly called "the Less" because of his shorter stature to St. James the Greater!
From Quiz: The Apostles
Answer: Bartholomew
The name Bartholomew is mentioned at number six on the list of the apostles. Some scholars have referred to him as being the one and the same Nathanael, who at first doubted Jesus' authenticity but later called Him the son of God. Matthew 10: 2-3, John 1: 45-51.
From Quiz: The Famous Twelve
Answer: Nathanael
This statement is found in John 1: 46. In the next verse, Jesus describes Nathanael as "an Israelite indeed in in whom is no guile." Nathanael then goes on to say "Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel." It is only in John's gospel that Nathanael is mentioned by this given name. In the other three gospels he is referred to as Bartholomew. This may be because 'bar Tholomew' means son of Tholomew. Thus he could correctly be referred to as Nathanael, bar Tholomew.
From Quiz: The Twelve Disciples
Answer: James the Less
The son of Alpheus, and also known as James the Younger (he may also have been shorter of stature than the other James), he is listed among the "brothers of the Lord" in Matthew's gospel and is referred to in Paul's letter to the Galatians as the "brother of the Lord". This has created some confusion, since James' father's name is given as Alpheus, not Joseph. James does not play a major role in the Gospels, but was clearly quite highly regarded by the time the Acts of the Apostles were written. He was apparently the head of the church of Jerusalem, and ruled that only four laws should be imposed upon the Gentiles who wished to convert to Christianity (Acts 15: 19-21). Even Paul seems to have deferred to James' authority and wisdom, and it was he to whom Peter first sought to inform of his miraculous release from prison (Acts 12:17).
Some have argued that the son of Alpheus mentioned in the Gospels, and the "brother of the Lord" mentioned elsewhere in the New Testament are actually two distinct individuals. The latter may have been an actual brother (or half-brother) of Jesus, and was also the author of the Epistle of James. According to the second-century historian Hegesippus, James suffered martyrdom c. 62 A.D.; he was thrown from the pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem, and afterward (apparently still alive) either stoned or clubbed to death.
From Quiz: The Twelve
Answer: Simon Peter
Peter would write both 1 Peter and 2 Peter in the New Testament. He is also mentioned in Chapters 1 and 2 of the book of Galatians. His brother was Andrew. He was often known for speaking without thinking. During Jesus' trial, he went so far as to deny that he even knew Jesus.
From Quiz: How Well Do You Know The Apostles?
Answer: Peter, James and John
The events on a mountain during Jesus's Transfiguration are recorded in the seventeenth chapter of Matthew, the ninth chapter of Mark and the ninth chapter of Luke. According to Scripture, Peter, James and John were with Jesus when Elijah and Moses appeared in their midst.
Matthew 17:1-8, in the NKJV Bible, states: "Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, 'Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.' While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!' And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, 'Arise, and do not be afraid.' When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only."
From Quiz: Which One of the Twelve Disciples Was It?
Answer: John and James
And while they were on the mountain Peter said unto Jesus "Master it is good for us to be here and let us make three tabernacles one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elijah." He said this because the three of them were very afraid. Then, a cloud covered them and a voice from the cloud said "This is my beloved son hear him" and then, when the cloud had passed, Jesus was found alone with them. The whole transfiguration can be found in Luke 9:28-36.
Question by aclb
From Quiz: Twelve Good Men
Answer: St. John
St. John was the brother of St. James the Greater.
From Quiz: The Apostles
