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Apostle is the Greek word for 'messenger', and Jesus gave the twelve the initial job of spreading the Gospel and literally being His messengers.

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The word "apostle" means "emissary" in Greek.

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What name was given to a apostle who didn't believe Jesus rose from the dead?

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What name is given to those who followed Jesus and helped him do his work?

These were called both disciples and apostles.


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Another name for a disciple of Jesus?

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Matthias was the replacement for Judas Iscariot.


What was unique about the apostles?

When we speak of the 12 apostles we speak of the unique group who were eyewitnesses of all that Jesus did as well as earwitnesses of what he said. That makes their writings unique. That makes their role unique. It's why Jesus said to them that they would be his witnesses (Luke 24:48)


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What is apostle another name for?

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Did any of the apostles have a different name given to them by Jesus?

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