Posts on the ancient apostles and disciples
Philip Was From the Seaside Fishing Village of Bethsaida Bethsaida is a coastal village located on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The name of the town, Bethsaida is Aramaic for house of fishing. It was the home town of Philip the Pragmatic Apostle, and his friend the Apostle Nathanael Bartholomew, who was … Read more
James was from The Seaside Village of Capernaum The Apostle James, the Greater, was born in the little fishing village of Capernaum which is located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. He was one of the two sons of Zebedee, the Fisherman, and his wife Salome who was also called Mary. Like … Read more
Simon Was From The Seaside Fishing Village of Capernaum Simon was born in the fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. His parents were an observant Jewish couple, Jonah and Joanna. Simon’s brother was the Apostle Andrew, the First Called. Link to Andrew. The Apostle Simon-Peter (Cephas), is also … Read more
John Lived in Capernaum John was born sometime around AD 6, in the small fishing village, Capernaum, which is located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. He was the second son of Zebedee the Fisherman and his wife Mary-Salome. John’s older brother was James the Greater Link to James the Greater. The … Read more
The Apostle Andrew, the Brother of Simon-Peter Andrew was born in the fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. His parents were an observant Jewish couple, Jonah and Joanna. He was the brother of Simon who Jesus soon nicknamed Cephas which is Aramaic for rock. In Latin the word … Read more
A Christian worldview is a “God’s eye” view of our world. Creation is both visible (the physical world) and invisible (the metaphysical, “spiritual” world). Ancient Christianity understands that the visible and invisible worlds are coexistent, transcendent and indistinguishable.
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