Jesus' Apostles

Simon (Simon the zealot)

Simon the Zealot may have belonged to a Jewish sect known as the Zealots, who sought revolution and were looking for a Messiah to violently overthrow Rome. However, he may have simply been zealous for the Mosaic Law or zealous for Jesus and his teachings.

Tradition claims he preached in Egypt partnered with Judas, the brother of Jesus.

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Judas Iscariot

Judas Iscariot is one of the most widely known disciples. He infamously betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, which led to Jesus’ death on the cross.

Judas appears in several New Testament stories, and while the Gospel writers are in unanimous agreement that he betrayed Jesus, they present various takes on his motives. Judas Iscariot may have been considered “good with money” or trustworthy, since he wound up being in control of the money bag for Jesus and his disciples. Ironically, the first passage that tells of this also reports that he was completely untrustworthy.

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Followers

Jesus had a large group of followers during his ministry, at one time dispatching 70 of them, two-by-two, into the countryside to preach.

However, his most trusted and tight-knit group of followers were just twelve in number, and were dubbed by him, "apostles."

What we know about most of these men comes exclusively from the gospels, (and in may cases, that is scant). For several of them, though, there is information available from the writings of early Christians and non-biblical scholars. These writings serve as the basis for a variety of traditions about these men, what they did, and sometimes how their lives may have ended.

How They May Have Died