Some are surprised to discover that the New Testament identifies more apostles than the twelve men who followed Jesus around Galilee. That fact raises some interesting, and even controversial ...

The first is St. John’s vision of the New Jerusalem from his Book of Revelation: ... on which were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. (Revelation 21:10-14) ...

In the Bible, Jesus Christ names 12 Apostles to spread his gospel, and the early Christian church owes its rapid rise to their missionary zeal. Yet, for most of the Twelve, there's scant evidence ...