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Good morning,

A highlight of some Bible personalities

The Gospels of the New Testament, four separate versions, were written by four persons, two of whom were not apostles, who were they ?
Answer: St. Luke and St. Mark

Jesus himself selected 12 special disciples to carry on his ministry after him. They were called the 12 apostles, namely Andrew, Bartholomew, James the Less , James and John, sons of Zebedee, Judas Iscariot, Judas Thaddeus, Matthew, Philip, Simon Peter, Simon the Zealot, and Thomas. Judas Iscariot fell out, so who replaced him as the twelfth ?
Answer: St. Matthias, selected by the remaining eleven.

Of all the 12 apostles, only one was not martyred, who was he ?
Answer: St. John

Which apostle was the first to be martyred ?
Answer: St. James, the older brother of St. John

There was one very ardent missionary who testified most, although he himself was not a witness of Jesus. Who was he ?
Answer: St. Paul

One apostle, when he was crucified, requested it to be done upside down unlike Jesus, who was he ?
Answer: St. Peter

Which of Jesus's missionaries would rather remained in prison by claiming that he was a Roman citizen ?
Answer: St. Paul

Which of Jesus's followers wrote the most letters which form part of the Bible ?
Answer: St. Paul

Which apostle claimed that Jesus loved him most ?
Answer: St John

Who was a partisan of the mob which stoned St. Stephen to death but later became a very ardent missionary himself ?
Answer: Saul of Tarsus, better known as St. Paul.

St. Paul was often linked to St. Peter, such as St Peter and St. Paul Church, etc. Was there any connection ?
Answer: They were both martyred in Rome by Emperor Nero.

St. Paul was not called an apostle; he was not a personal witness of Jesus.
He was an extraordinary missionary; he was in effect a replacement of Judas !

Have a nice day,
Ronald