Although many fanciful traditions about the deaths of the apostles grew up over the centuries, we do not really know how any of them died, but tradition says that the apostle John died of natural causes as an old man. However, we do not really know how John died.
Matthew 27:5 says that Judas threw down the silver in the Temple and went and hanged himself. The priests took the blood money and bought the potter's field, which they called the field of blood. Acts 1:18 has a different story, that Judas bought a field with the reward of iniquity, and fell headlong, bursting asunder and all his bowels gushed out. Because of this, the field was called the field of blood. In other words, neither Matthew nor Luke knew how Judas Iscariot died, but Matthew seems to have got his story from the Book of Zechariah. The Acts account says that he died by misadventure in the field that he bought, but in Matthew's account, he could have committed suicide anywhere.
Various imaginative traditions have grown up around the supposed deaths of other disciples, but there is no evidence that supports those traditions. So, for example, Peter is widely believed to have been either beheaded or crucified (upside down) in Rome. However, Clement of Rome, writing around 95 CE (1 Clement), spoke in general terms about the life and death of Peter but appears to have been unaware that he had even visited Rome. Thomas might have died in India, but another tradition says that he might have died in Parthia.
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according to the writings of hippolytus, a roman historian, only the following disciples died a martyr's death: peter, Andrew, James son of alphaeus, Philip, bartholomew, thomas, and James son of zebedee. this leaves out john, whom we know died of natural causes from these same writings of hippolytus. we know Judas hanged himself according to Matthew 27:5. so we are left with the question of how Matthew, thaddeus, and Simon the zealot died. hippolytus says they "fell asleep" as he says of john, indicating they died of natural causes.
According to tradition:
- Simon Peter was crucified upside down.
- Philip was also crucified upside down.
- Batholomew was flayed alive and then crucified upside down.
- Andrew was crucified on an X-shaped cross.
- James (son of Zebedee) was executed by sword.
- James (son of Alphaeus) was crucified and the body sawed to pieces.
- John died of natural causes.
- Matthew was possibly murdered.
- Simon the Canaanite was executed by saw.
- Judas Thomas was executed by spear.
- Judas Iscariot hanged himself.
- The details of the death of Jude (Thaddaeus) are unknown.
What became of the Twelve Apostles?
The New Testament, a portion of which is admitted to have been written as late as the latter part of the first century and nearly all of which was really written in the second century, is silent regarding them. Christian martyrology records their fates as follows:
Acts of the Apostles mentions the imprisonment and miraculous release of Peter, but does not say anything about his subsequent death, even though the book was written around the end of the century, long after Peter would have died. A second-century tradition was that he was beheaded, while a later tradition was that Peter was crucified upside down. In fact, the Story in Acts is dubious at best, and the later traditions have no evidence to support them. Another second-century tradition is that Paul was executed in Rome, on the orders of Nero. The death of James by stoning is attested by the first-century Jewish historian, Josephus, and is considered likely to have been historically true.
At the time of Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria, martyrdom was confined to St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. James, although only the death of James was supported by some form of real evidence. Over the course of time, the rest of the disciples were gradually discovered by the more recent Greeks to have been martyred, but always in some remote country beyond the Roman Empire, where proof to the contrary could never be ascertained. Apart from these traditions, we have no evidence for the fates of the disciples.
James the son of Alphaeus was beaten to death with a club, Matthew was killed with a Halberd, Simon was crucified, Peter was crucified upside down, Bartholomew beaten, skinned alive and beheaded, Andrewwas crucified on a cross shaped like the letter "x" with 2 ends buried deep in the ground, Philip was crucified, James the son of Zebedee was beheaded, had a spear thrust through him, John died at a very old age of natural causes.
According to the writings of Hippolytus, a roman historian, only the following disciples died a martyr's death: peter, Andrew, James son of alphaeus, Philip, bartholomew, thomas, and James son of zebedee. this leaves out john, whom we know died of natural causes from these same writings of hippolytus. we know Judas hanged himself according to Matthew 27:5. so we are left with the question of how Matthew, thaddeus, and Simon the zealot died. hippolytus says they "fell asleep" as he says of john, indicating they died of natural causes.
Others who suffered death, but were apostles, and not actually any of the 12 disciples include:
Peter was crucified
Andrew was crucified
James was killed by the sword
John died a natural death
Philip was crucified
Bartholomew was crucified
Thomas was killed by the spear
Matthew was killed by the sword
James was crucified
Thaddaeus was killed by arrows
Simon was crucified
Apart from Judas Iscariot, the Bible does not tell us how any of the disciples died.
Matthew 27:5 says that Judas threw down the silver in the Temple and went and hanged himself. The priests took the blood money and bought the potter's field, which they called the field of blood. Acts 1:18 has a different story, that Judas bought a field with the reward of iniquity, and fell headlong, bursting asunder and all his bowels gushed out. Because of this, the field was called the field of blood. In other words, neither Matthew nor Luke knew how Judas Iscariot died, but Matthew seems to have got his story from the Book of Zechariah.
Various traditions have grown up around the supposed deaths of other disciples, but there is no evidence that supports those traditions. So, for example, Peter is widely believed to have been either beheaded or crucified (upside down) in Rome. Another story is that Matthew was allocated to evangelise Ethiopia and there he was arrested while he stood teaching in his church and was nailed to the ground with short spears and beheaded.
He was either beheaded or crucified upside down.
Peter one of the 12 disciple's died just like Jesus, on a cross but Peter thought that he was not worthy to die the same way as Jesus so he was hung on the cross upside down.
Most of the apostles died as martyrs, many were put on the cross or beheaded, but john died on the island of Patmos in old age.
who deid on an x shaped cross
John.
It is associated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Nathaniel was a disciple of Jesus Christ, but he was a more qiet of the 12 disciples, The Bible does not say that he wrote any book in the New Testament ,or for the matter did anything of importance, some one like thadeus and Bartholomew.
jesus had 12 disciples
If you are asking what position Judas Iscariot held among the 12 disciples , then the position he held was a very important one, as he was the treasurer , he also was sitting at the dining table next to Jesus Christ, as he was dipping his food into the bowl near Jesus.
12 Disciples of Jesus
How many disciples?There were 12 disciples. Judas betrayed Christ, and was replaced by Mathias.
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12 disciples of Jesus Christ
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12 disciples of Jesus Christ
A disciple is a follower of Christ. An apostle is one who is set apart or ordained as a leader is Christ's church. There were, and are 12 apostles to serve in Christ's church. There are millions of "disciples" or followers of Christ.
Acts 1-12 in the Bible tells about the Disciples and their relationship with Jesus Christ.
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.
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.
Mary Magdalene followed Christ with the Disciples.
The Disciples of Christ are Christian, from the Protestant branch of Christianity. Jewish people generally do not believe that "Christ" has come yet, and those people who do believe he came are called Christians (followers of Jesus Christ). So, the Disciples of Christ would be gentiles, since they are not Jews. It is worth noting that "Disciples of Christ" is the name of a particular church, not a general term for those who follow Christ.