• ADA005 Matthias's Choice

    An analysis of Acts 1.15-26, recounting the election of Matthias to replace Judas Iscariot. Peter, the disciples' natural spokesman, bases the need for this replacement on the Psalms. The criteria for apostleship are specified: having followed Jesus since his baptism and being a witness to his resurrection. Matthias is finally chosen by lot after prayer, restoring the body of the Twelve, a symbol of the twelve tribes of Israel.

    Luke 6.14-16 (King James Version) :
    Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes,And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
    King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

Further reading
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