Matthew, also known as Levi, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He was a tax collector by trade. Tax collectors were often despised by their fellow Jews because they had a reputation for corruption and greed. As an eye witness of Jesus' life and ministry, he was one of the four Gospel writers, authoring the Gospel of Matthew.Read More

John, the son of Zebedee was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He was a fisherman by trade when Jesus called him. Along with James and Peter, John was considered to be a close confidant of Jesus.Jesus gave the nickname "Boanerges" or "Sons of Thunder" to John and his brother James. John was also referred to as the disciple that Jesus loved.Read More

James, the son of Zebedee was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He was a fisherman by trade along with his brother John. Jesus gave the nickname “Boanerges” or “Sons of Thunder” to James and his brother John. James, along with John and Peter was also part of the "inner circle" of Jesus.Read More

Andrew was one of twelve disciples of Jesus. He was the brother of Simon Peter, and a fisherman by trade before Jesus called him. He was the first disciple to be called by Jesus. After spending time with Jesus, Andrew first went and found his brother Peter and told him that they had found the Messiah.Read More

Simon Peter was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He was a fisherman by trade. The name 'Peter' was given to him by Jesus, which means "rock" and Jesus later said that Peter would be the "rock" on which he would build His church. Peter, along with James and John were part of Jesus' inner circle.Read More