Search results for "Acts of Peter and the Twelve" - New World Encyclopedia
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- In Christianity, the disciples were originally the students of Jesus ... John the Baptist also had disciples, as did some of the Old Testament ...15 KB (2,501 words) - 03:45, 31 July 2022
- Gamaliel the Elder, or Gamaliel I, was the leading Jewish teacher ... Gamaliel is known to the Christian world as the Pharisaic leader who ...9 KB (1,475 words) - 04:07, 18 April 2024
- The Apostle Peter, also known as Saint Peter, and Cephas—original ... *The Acts of Peter and the Twelve, an allegory similar to the parable ...28 KB (4,305 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- The Apocalypse of Peter or Revelation of Peter is an example of popular ... Written by a Christian author in Peter's name during the first ...14 KB (2,201 words) - 06:02, 11 August 2023
- Matthew the Evangelist (Standard Hebrew and Tiberian Hebrew: Mattay ... Described as a tax collector working near the Sea of Galilee, Matthew ...15 KB (2,288 words) - 00:47, 23 December 2022
- an individual commissioned by God to spread the "good news" of the ... The status of the apostles in the early Church was penultimate to ...30 KB (4,741 words) - 15:51, 11 August 2023
- The Epistle of Jude is a book in the New Testament of the Christian ... The letter is particularly concerned with a heretical teaching which ...9 KB (1,490 words) - 19:10, 13 February 2024
- known as St. Judas or Jude Thaddeus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus ... Jude the apostle is widely viewed as a saint by different branches ...13 KB (2,095 words) - 06:38, 28 February 2023
- Letter of Peter to Philip; The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles; The ... ** The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles ** The Thunder, Perfect Mind ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 23:06, 10 November 2022
- The New Testament is the name given to the second and final portion ... Greek by various authors after c. 45 C.E. and before c. 140. Its 27 books ...25 KB (3,826 words) - 16:33, 11 November 2022
- Saint Thomas the Apostle (also known as Judas Thomas or Didymus, meaning ... to spread Jesus' teachings throughout the nations. While Saints Peter ...21 KB (3,427 words) - 00:53, 23 December 2022
- The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the New Testament. It is commonly ... Acts tells the story of the Early Christian church, with particular ...37 KB (5,957 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- brave"), called Protocletos, or the First-called in the Orthodox ... as their patron saint including Scotland, Russia, and Romania. ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 20:47, 17 April 2023
- The Gospel of Mary is an ancient Christian text rediscovered by scholars ... of James," the "Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles," ...15 KB (2,491 words) - 18:05, 27 December 2022
- ], pentekostē [hēmera], "the fiftieth day") is one of ... Pentecost is also called Whitsun, Whitsunday, or Whit Sunday in the ...19 KB (3,024 words) - 07:22, 23 November 2022
- :This article is about the Christian sacrament of Baptism. For similar ... (baptízô), is a religious act of purification by water usually associated ...24 KB (3,694 words) - 07:45, 20 September 2023
- The term Holy Orders comes from the Latin Ordo (order) and the word ... Members of holy orders, as leaders of their religious communities ...19 KB (2,961 words) - 11:04, 2 February 2024
- Apostolic succession refers to the Christian practice of appointing ... Due to the sacramental theology of these churches, only bishops and ...31 KB (4,731 words) - 02:04, 9 January 2023
- The Acts of John is a second century collection of Christian-based ... The Acts of John describes his journeys to Ephesus, filled with dramatic ...18 KB (3,042 words) - 05:43, 15 June 2023
- The Epistle of James is a book in the Christian New Testament. The ... Opinions are divided both as to its authorship—whether by James ...13 KB (2,152 words) - 19:10, 13 February 2024
