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Apostles
apostle
apostle (əpŏs´əl) [Gr.,=envoy], one of the prime missionaries of Christianity. The apostles of the first rank are saints Peter, Andrew, James (the Greater), John, Thomas, James (the Less), Jude (or Thaddaeus), Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon, and Matthias (replacing Judas Iscariot). Traditionally the list of the Twelve Disciples includes Judas and not Matthias, and the list of the Twelve Apostles includes Matthias and not Judas. St. Paul is always classed as an apostle, and so sometimes are a few others, such as St. Barnabas. The principal missionary to any country is often called its apostle, e.g., St. Patrick is the apostle of Ireland, and St. Augustine of Canterbury the apostle of England. For the Apostles' Creed, see creed; for the Teaching of the Apostles, see Didache; for the earliest account of their activities, see Acts of the Apostles.
See E. J. Goodspeed, The Twelve: The Story of Christ's Apostles (1957, repr. 1962).
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright© 2013, The Columbia University Press.Selected full-text books and articles on this topic at Questia
The First Christian Historian: Writing the "Acts of the Apostles"
Daniel Marguerat; Ken Mckinney; Gregory J. Laughery; Richard Bauckham. Cambridge University Press, 2002
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Daniel Marguerat; Ken Mckinney; Gregory J. Laughery; Richard Bauckham. Cambridge University Press, 2002
The Trial of the Gospel: An Apologetic Reading of Luke's Trial Narratives
Alexandru Neagoe. Cambridge University Press, 2002
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Alexandru Neagoe. Cambridge University Press, 2002
The Cost of Discipleship
Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Macmillan, 1963 (Revised edition)
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Macmillan, 1963 (Revised edition)
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 22 "The Apostles"
The New Testament, an Introduction: Proclamation and Parenesis, Myth and History
Norman Perrin; Dennis C. Duling. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982 (2nd edition)
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Norman Perrin; Dennis C. Duling. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982 (2nd edition)
Librarian’s tip: Chap. Ten "The Gospels of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles: The Idea of Salvation History"
Apologetics in the Roman Empire: Pagans, Jews, and Christians
Mark J. Edwards; Martin Goodman; Simon Price; Christopher Rowland. Oxford University Press, 1999
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Mark J. Edwards; Martin Goodman; Simon Price; Christopher Rowland. Oxford University Press, 1999
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 2 "The Acts of the Apostles as an Apologetic Text"
From Feasting to Fasting, the Evolution of a Sin: Attitudes to Food in Late Antiquity
Veronika E. Grimm. Routledge, 1996
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Veronika E. Grimm. Routledge, 1996
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 4 "Food and Fasting in the Acts of the Apostles"