Luke wrote a two part book dedicated to the "most excellent Theophilus" (Luke 1:3, Acts 1:1); seeking to show "all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up" (Acts 1:1-2). Luke was a Gentile physician, author, close friend and travelling companion of Paul.
Because of his fervor and generosity. Jesus chose him.
No, the only apostle at the foot of the cross was St. John.
St. Stephen was an otherwise unknown apostle mentioned only in Acts of the Apostles, where he was the first to die for his faith. Some scholars consider the scene involving Stephen's trial and death as significant, not only because Stephen is the first Christian martyr, but also because the death of Stephen in Acts matches so closely the death of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, by the same author. Both accounts speak of the Son of Man at the right hand of God (Luke 22:69; Acts 7:56); both have a prayer for the forgiveness of those who are effecting this execution ( Luke 23:34a; Acts 7:60); both have the dying figure commend his spirit heavenward (Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59). In the figure of Peter, Acts has shown continuity with Jesus' ministry of healing and preaching; in the figure of Stephen Acts has shown continuity with Jesus' death.Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that we can never verify the existence and martyrdom of Stephen.
JESUS was walking by the sea when He met St.John and St.James,the two brothers,and called them to leave everything and to follow Him...they were fishers and they left their boats,their work and even their father who was also a fisher and followed JESUS...
There is no patron saint of numbers and words. There are patrons of mathematicians: St. Barbara St. Hubert of Liege and there are patrons of writers: St. Francis de Sales St. John the Apostle St. Lucy of Syracuse St. Paul the Apostle
St. Luke, the Gospel writer and close associate of St. Paul, is not considered an apostle. The details of Luke's death are not known; even St. Jerome of the early centuries could not find any certain source as to how Luke died whether by natural causes or martyrdom.
A:There is no suggestion anywhere in the Bible that Jesus ever met St Luke. In any event, the gospel that now bears his name was orignially anonymous, and scholars now say that Luke was most unlikely to have been its author.
Yes, Jesus asked St. John the Apostle to care for his mother and for his mother to be the mother of John.
Because he followed Jesus.
St. Matthew wrote the Gospel that is attributed to him. Acts was written by St. Luke.
St. Bartholomew is considered an apostle because he was chosen by Jesus to be one of the twelve original disciples who spread the teachings of Christianity after Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. Bartholomew's apostleship is mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Acts.
There was St. John the Baptist who was beheaded before the death of Jesus, and St. John the Apostle who wrote the book of John. They were different people.
Andrew was the first apostle.
No he was a disciple (follower) of him
St. Thomas was a disciple of Jesus and an apostle. Before becoming a disciple, he was a fisherman.
It's generally thought that the Apostle John was at the crucifixion, along with several women including Jesus' mother Mary.AnswerScripture tells us that John was the only disciple to be present at the crucifixion. Jesus spoke to him from the cross to ask him to look after his mother Mary after his death.
No, Jesus Christ lived and conducted his ministry in the early 1st century AD, while St. Paul, also known as the apostle Paul, became a Christian after Jesus' death and resurrection. St. Paul's letters and teachings significantly influenced the early Christian church.