WORD PICTURES OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES, & SELECT DISCIPLES - Along with a brief apocryphal martyrology

Who were the early disciples & Apostles of Jesus the Christ? What were their names? What did their names mean? What were their professions before Jesus called them to the ministry of the Everlasting Gospel? Who were they related to? How did they come to know the Son of God the Father? What did they do and witness about the life and ministry of the promised and prophesied Messiah? What does the scripture say about each of them? How did they live? How did they die?

This present written material is designed to consider these things from the primary source of information, namely, the holy scriptures (KJB; King James Bible, English, being translated from the HOT (Hebrew Old Testament) and the GNT TR (Greek New Testament Textus Receptus)), though other post-canonical apocryphal source materials will give additional information, which may or may not be factually accurate and / or historical. When considering the non-canonical extra-biblical materials, always compare them to the source of all truth (Jhn. 17:17 KJB); the living word of God (Isa. 8:20; 1 Pet. 4:11 KJB).

This labour of love (unto God & mankind) is also designed to appeal to the widest audience as possible, so that all may, “... sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” (1 Pet. 3:15 KJB), placing these things into a simplified form, for ease of use and reference.