(The other one is Judas Iscariot.) For example, Simon and Andrew, “And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him” (Mark 1:17-18). He may well have died in obscurity of old age.

Apostle Philip, Previous post: Who Were The Midianites In The Bible? Sometime around 33 AD, Jesus Christ was crucified for claiming to be the son of God.

Syrian Christian tradition specifies Thomas was martyred in Mylapore on July 3, 72 AD, noting that he was killed with a spear.

[8] This text begins with a letter from St Peter to Philip the apostle, asking him to rejoin the other apostles who had gathered at the Mount of Olives. Traditionally, each apostle has been portrayed in art holding or wearing an icon associated with their death (Bartholomew’s is pretty creepy by the way). So they were both taken away together, and on the way he asked James to forgive him. This event demonstrated the model for evangelism of using the Scriptures to teach about salvation by grace through faith in Christ.

He died of natural causes according to one tradition but, according to another, of crucifixion, accounting for his other medieval symbol of a tall cross. For an example of Eusebius identifying Philip the Apostle with the Philip mentioned in Acts, see Eusebius of Caesarea, List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources, Saint Philip the Apostle, patron saint archive, "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Philip the Apostle", The Apostles – Saints & Angels – Catholic Online, Descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip_the_Apostle&oldid=979340646, People celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendar, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 September 2020, at 06:13. When Mary died, John allegedly went to Ephesus, where he wrote his three epistles.

Very early on, Christians confused Philip the Apostle with Philip the Evangelist from the Book of Acts. He also was among those surrounding John the Baptist when the latter first pointed out Jesus as the Lamb of God. However, in addition to the things we have already learned about Philip as a brother in Christ and an evangelist, his death is not mentioned because what he did in life to share the gospel with others as an evangelist continues his story into eternity. Are they not 2 separate people? But there are other records of his death, too.

Thank you, Jack! While hanging there, Philip preached, and the crowd was moved to release them. Acts says the 12 called together all the followers of Christ and told them to pick 7 for serving, but the 12 would be left to pray and preach. So we can’t say for sure which accounts are referring to which Philip. { 12 comments… read them below or add one }. It’s unlikely that both Philips had four prophesying daughters. The Apostle Philip had a large role in the ministry of Jesus and the days following Jesus’ ascension into heaven.

Their tomb is there, and that, too, of their father.” But this appears to be talking about Philip the Evangelist, who had “four unmarried daughters, who prophesied” (Acts 21:8–9). Very early on, Christians confused Philip the Apostle with Philip the Evangelist from the Book of Acts. • The first prophecy of Jesus (John 2:12-22). Later stories about Saint Philip's life can be found in the anonymous Acts of Philip, probably written by a contemporary of Eusebius.

Jesus asked Philip where they could buy bread to feed all the people. Dr. Mike and his wife, Pamela Rose, live in Northeast Ohio and they have children and grandchildren that live in various states. .”.