Bible Figure

Rufus of Thebes

Male
Numbered among the Seventy Disciples
A Visit With Jesus
Rufus of Thebes is a figure of later Christian tradition associated with lists of the Seventy disciples and is not named in the canonical New Testament.
Rufus of Thebes

Biography

Later ecclesiastical traditions include a Rufus of Thebes among expanded lists of the Seventy disciples. The canonical New Testament does not identify a Rufus by this title or provide a biography matching the tradition.

Biblical Significance

This record should be removed from a strictly canonical Bible-figures table or clearly categorized as later Christian tradition.