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Actually, it is quite the opposite. The modern day western culture adopted the heavy use of these names because of their biblical use.
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The names commonly associated with the 12 disciples in Western culture are translations or adaptations of their original Hebrew or Aramaic names. As Christianity spread throughout the Western world, these names were anglicized for ease of pronunciation and understanding by Western audiences.
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∙ 8y agoThe names used for the disciples in the New Testament are Greek and Aramaic in origin, not western. These names have become common in western usage because they appear in The Bible.
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What were the names of the 12 deciples and where can you find them in the Bible?
The 12 disciples are Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot. You can find their names listed in the New Testament books of Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16, and Acts 1:13.
The names of the 12 diciples?
The 12 disciples are: Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the Less, Thaddeus, Simon, and Judas Iscariot.
How many disciples were saints?
Our Lord had 12 apostles. Of those, only Judas Iscariot is not a saint as he was the person who betrayed Our Lord. Matthias took his place as an apostle and he, too, is a saint. As far as disciples, this term means anyone who is a faithful follower of Our Lord - living or dead. There is no way to know this number.
Matthew Mark Luke and John who was not one of the 12 diciples?
Luke was not one of the 12 disciples. He was a physician and historian who wrote the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament.
What is the possessive form of disciples?
The possessive form of the plural noun disciples is disciples'.Example: His disciples' loyalty is remarkable.
What are all 72 of disciples names?
12 james james john peter judas
What are other names for disciples?
The term 'disciples' means 'imitator' that is followers of Jesus Christ attempting to do things His way. The 'inner group' of disciples that were given to Jesus by His Father are called the 12 Apostles.
How many disciples are mentioned in the bible?
Beside the 12 disciples that followed Jesus there were many disciples mentioned, in fact too many to mention. Their names are found in almost all the books of the New Testament.
What where the 12 disciples names?
I'm not sure myself, to be honest with you. What I did, I typed in 'What are the symbols of the 12 disciples'. There should be a link called PowerPoint Slide Presentation : Apostle's Biographies and Symbols. See related link below. Save it on your computer and just open it. All information is there for you.
What are some names of people that Jesus came in contact with?
Some of them are Martha, Mary, Lazarus , and the 12 disciples, zachaeheus.
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12 Disciples of Jesus
What stories are Jesus 12 disciples in?
trying fine the 12 disciples of jesus in the bible
How many disciples were there?
Awaiting in Jerusalem for the Promised Holy Spirit, there seems to have been 120 disciples there:Acts 1:15New King James Version (NKJV) Matthias Chosen15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said,
How disciples are there?
How many disciples?There were 12 disciples. Judas betrayed Christ, and was replaced by Mathias.
Who of the twelve disciples were major and minor prophets?
The 12 disciples were not prophets.
What is the collective name given to the 12 people that followed Jesus?
They are usually called the Apostles, but they are also referred to as the 12 Disciples. It's better to always include the 12 (with both Apostles and Disciples), both for clarity and also because Christ had many, many disciples.
J had 12 D?
Jesus had 12 Disciples
