The Life and Times of Some of The Disciples Quiz

Answer: Andrew

Andrew was among the first, if not the very first, of the disciples to follow Jesus.

Andrew's quest for truth first led him to John, and later to Jesus himself.

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Answer: The coin in the fish's mouth

The coin was used to pay the temple tax for Jesus and Peter.

Matthew was a tax collector and the scripture given in Matthew 17:24-27 contains this miraculous account.

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Answer: John

The story is found in "The Golden Legend", a very popular 13th-century collection of tales about the saints. A chalice of wine became a symbol of the apostle John, because a priest of the goddess Artemis in Ephesus, a city long associated with John, tried to poison him with a poisoned chalice, but the poison had no effect on him. The poison was often thought to be snake venom, and for that reason artists depict John holding a chalice with a snake visible inside.

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Answer: James

Out of the Twelve Disciples, James was the first to be executed. (Judas Iscariot was the first to die, but he committed suicide, as per Matthew 27:3-9.) Details of James' death are contained in Acts 12:1-2 where it states in the NKJV Herod "killed James the brother of John with the sword." In other words, James was beheaded.

Verse 3 goes on to state that Herod had Peter arrested when he saw people were pleased with the execution of James. Peter, however, would avoid execution when he made a miraculous escape from prison, as per Acts 12:1-19.

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Answer: Judas

Judas the son of James (or brother in KJV), now more generally known as Jude, makes a very important appearance in the Gospel of St John; his question to Jesus: 'Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?' (John 14:22) drew forth one of the most beautiful and helpful passages of the Last Discourse, indeed the whole Bible, including the words 'If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him....Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.'(John 14:23, 28)

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Answer: Simon

The second apostle called Simon is distinguished from Simon Peter by the description 'Simon the Zealot'. Debate on the meaning of 'Zealot' ranges from his possibly having been a former member of a nationalistic/political group, the Zealots, who fiercely defended the purity of the Jewish faith and nationhood against the Roman occupiers, to suggesting that he was the bridegroom at the Marriage Feast at Cana, the scene of Jesus' first miracle; after witnessing the miraculous turning of water into wine - and thereby being spared the embarrassment of running short of the festive drink! - he became a very zealous follower of Christ.

He is said to have travelled widely in preaching the Gospel after Pentecost; one ancient tradition claims he visited Britain and may have been martyred there around AD 61; others site his martyrdom in Africa or Persia, possibly after having preached there with Jude.

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Answer: Philip

In John Chapter 1 we are told that Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter, and that he brought Nathanael to meet Jesus the day after he encountered Jesus for the first time. In Luke's account (Chapter 9) the feeding of the crowds takes place outside the city of Bethsaida.

St. Philip's feast day is celebrated along with St. James the Less on May 1st.

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Answer: Chennai

The St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica was built on the site of the tomb. Thomas is believed to have been martyred in the same area.

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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. In Biblical times, it was common for people to have two names. For example, there's Peter who was also called Simon, and there's Matthew who was also called Levi, etc.

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Answer: Judas

Judas' father was Simon, a man from a region in Israel known as Kerioth; hence the name we know him by: Judas Ish (meaning "of") Kerioth, or Iscariot.

Judas was the only disciple to not hail from the region of Galilee. He was also the man who infamously betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin, causing the arrest and ultimate crucifixion of Jesus.

Question submitted by logcrawler