Seventy Disciples
The seven disciples were disciples of Jesus mentioned in Gospel of Luke (X :1-24). According to this text, only the barrel where they appear, Jesus chose and sent in pairs to different regions to preach the gospel. The Western Christian tradition designates as often as the Disciples while Eastern Christians call them apostles willingly. If one refers to the Greek lexicon, an apostle is that one sends mission while a disciple is a student: the two traditions are therefore opposed to the scope of the word "apostle."
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The passage of the Gospel according to Luke , chap. X Analysis This is the only mention of this group throughout the Bible. The staff of seventy in the manuscripts of the Alexandrian tradition (such as Codex Sinaiticus ) and the tradition of Caesarea but seventy-two in some Codex Alexandrian tradition and Western. The concept refers perhaps to the seventy nations of Genesis or other lists of 70 names found in the Bible, or even the 72 translators of the Bible of the Septuagint named in the Letter of Aristeas . For his edition of the Vulgate , Jerome has retained the number of sixty-two. The Gospel according to Luke is the only synoptic Gospels relate to two incidents in which Jesus dispatch his disciples on mission. The first occasion (Luke IX :1-6) closely follows the mission mentioned in the Gospel of Mark VI: 6b-13, however, speaks only of the Twelve Apostles , and not seventy faithful, although the details given are identical. This parallel (see also Matthew IX: 35, and X :1,7-11), suggests a common origin to be found in the Q Source. What is announced in Septuagint (two) in Luke X: 4 is also included in the passage announced to the apostles in Luke XXII: 35: The traditional Orthodox lists the seven whose "names are written in heaven" is associated with a bishop in the late third century , Dorothy of Tyre , which is known by this nomenclature, and who is credited an account of the Ministry of the Seventy, who is known only by a copy of the eighth century. The names of the disciples are given by different lists: the Chronicon Paschal , and that of Pseudo-Doroth (printed in the Patrologia Graeca father Migne, vol. XCII, p. 521-524, p. 543-545, p. 1061 - 1065). Scholars Catholics mostly believe that "these classifications are sadly devoid of value" . Eusebius says expressly that there is no list of followers in his time, and no mention of the disciples as Barnabas , Sosthenes , Peter, Matthias , Thaddeus of Edessa and Jacques Lord's Brother . Most of the names mentioned in the list of seven are identified by their title. There are some differences between lists. In these lists, Luke the Evangelist ranks as the Septuagint. The following nomenclature is the canon generally received. The Apostle Matthias , who took the place of Judas Iscariot in the ranks of the Apostles , is also frequently added to the Septuagint . Also, some classifications are slightly different from the previous one. Other names found there include: They are usually replaced Timothy, Titus, Archippus, Crescens, Olympia, Epaphroditus, Quadratus, Aquila, Fortunatus, and / or Achaicus. Solomon, Bishop Nestorian of Basra in the thirteenth century offers the following list : In June 2008 Abdul Qader al-Husan , head Rihab Centre for Archaeological Studies in Jordan , announced the discovery of what he calls "... oldest known church, dated between 33 and 70" and said: " We have reason to believe this church sheltered the early Christians - the seventy disciples of Jesus Christ, described in a mosaic as "the seven beloved by God and Divine" Holidays
List of Septuagint
Archaeological excavations in the church of St. George
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