Étude 1 sur 4 · Le festin donné par Lévi

  1. Étude 1 : Le festin donné par Lévi
  2. Étude 2 : Le choix des 12 Apôtres
  3. Étude 3 : Le nom du dixième apôtre ?
  4. Étude 4 : Le choix de Matthias

The beginning of the ministry in Galilee

  • The feast given by Levi

    Matthew, also called Levi, holds a feast to mark his calling by Jesus. This banquet highlights Jesus' inclusive mission, as he is welcomed by those who are often rejected. The event is recounted in the Synoptic Gospels and symbolises Matthew's impact on those around him.

    Acts 1.13 (King James Version) :
    And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
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From the second to the third Passover festival

  • The choosing of the 12 Apostles

    Jesus chooses twelve disciples from among his followers and gives them the title of apostles, a Greek term meaning ‘sent on a mission’. This choice, made after a night of prayer, corresponds to the number of Israel's tribes. The Twelve receive authority to heal and proclaim salvation, forming the foundation of the future Church. The article explores the term's etymology, Jesus' prayer, the question of his omniscience and the case of Judas Iscariot.

    Matthew 9.38 (King James Version) :
    Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
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Contradictions

  • The tenth apostle's name?

    L'article explore les différences de nom concernant le dixième apôtre dans les Évangiles. Thaddée (Matthieu et Marc) et Judas fils de Jacques (Luc) désignent la même personne, un phénomène courant dû aux pratiques onomastiques du premier siècle.

    Mark 3.16 (King James Version) :
    And Simon he surnamed Peter;
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Pierre's Ministry

  • Matthias's Choice

    Analyse d'Actes 1.15-26, relatant l'élection de Matthias pour remplacer Judas l'Iscariote. Pierre, porte-parole naturel des disciples, fonde la nécessité de ce remplacement sur les Psaumes. Les critères apostoliques sont précisés : avoir suivi Jésus depuis son baptême et être témoin de sa résurrection. Matthias est finalement désigné par tirage au sort après prière, rétablissant le collège des Douze, symbole des douze tribus d'Israël.

    Acts 1.18-19 (King James Version) :
    Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
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