Who were the Apostles?
The Apostles were 12 men whom Jesus chose to help him while he lived and to spread his teaching after his death. Their selection by Jesus is described in the Gospels. The Acts of the Apostles describes their work in developing Christianity after Jesus crucifixion. Most of them were fishermen. The most notorious: Peter, the chief apostle, was later to become the foundation rock of the Christian Church; John was according the tradition the author of the Gospel of St. John and the three Epistles of St. John; Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus. Paul was not among the first 12 original apostles and this title was given to him later.
