Dr. Herbert Lockyer was born in London in 1886, and held pastorates in Scotland and England for 25 years before coming to the United States in 1935. In 1937 he received the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Northwestern Evangelical Seminary. In 1955 he returned to England where he lived for many years. He then returned to the United States where he continued to devote time to the writing ministry until his death in November of 1984.

• ContentsIntroductionI. The Prayerful, Purposeful, and Particular Choice of the TwelveII. The Privileged Preparation of the TwelveIII. The Particular Personalities of All Named ApostlesI. The Original Apostles – The TwelveAndrew – The Apostle Who Shared Christ PersonallyBartholomew – The Apostle Conspicuous for his TransparencyJames, the Son of Alphaeus – The Apostle Who Rendered Obscure ServiceJames, the Son of Zebedee – The Apostle Who Became Known as GreatJohn – The Apostle Who Personified LoveJudas Iscariot – The Apostle Who Committed SuicideMatthew – The Apostle Who Wrote a Great GospelPeter – The Apostle Who Was Hot-heartedPhilip – The Apostle Who Was Slow-wittedSimon the Canaanite – The Apostle Who Was a RevolutionistThaddaeus – The Apostle Who Had Three NamesThomas – The Apostle Most MalignedII. The Other Apostles – The Wider CircleAndronicus – The Apostle of NoteApollos – The Apostle Who Was EloquentBarnabas – The Apostle of ComfortEpaphroditus – The Apostle Who Risked His AllJames, the Lord’s Brother – The Apostle Who Preached Practical MoralityJunias, or Junia – The Apostle Whom Paul PraisedMatthias – The Apostle Chosen by LotPaul – The Apostle ExtraordinarySilas – The Apostle Who Was an UnderstudyTwo Unnamed ApostlesThe Lord Jesus Christ – The Apostle of ApostlesIV. The Legendary Deeds and Deaths of the ApostlesAndrewBarnabasBartholomewJames, Son of AlphaeusJames, Son of ZebedeeJames, the Lord’s BrotherJohnJudas IscariotMatthewMatthiasPaulPeterPhilipSimon the ZealotThaddaeusThomasAppendixesBibliographyScripture Index

Dr. Herbert Lockyer was born in London in 1886, and held pastorates in Scotland and England for 25 years before coming to the United States in 1935. In 1937 he received the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Northwestern Evangelical Seminary. In 1955 he returned to England where he lived for many years. He then returned to the United States where he continued to devote time to the writing ministry until his death in November of 1984.

• ContentsIntroductionI. The Prayerful, Purposeful, and Particular Choice of the TwelveII. The Privileged Preparation of the TwelveIII. The Particular Personalities of All Named ApostlesI. The Original Apostles – The TwelveAndrew – The Apostle Who Shared Christ PersonallyBartholomew – The Apostle Conspicuous for his TransparencyJames, the Son of Alphaeus – The Apostle Who Rendered Obscure ServiceJames, the Son of Zebedee – The Apostle Who Became Known as GreatJohn – The Apostle Who Personified LoveJudas Iscariot – The Apostle Who Committed SuicideMatthew – The Apostle Who Wrote a Great GospelPeter – The Apostle Who Was Hot-heartedPhilip – The Apostle Who Was Slow-wittedSimon the Canaanite – The Apostle Who Was a RevolutionistThaddaeus – The Apostle Who Had Three NamesThomas – The Apostle Most MalignedII. The Other Apostles – The Wider CircleAndronicus – The Apostle of NoteApollos – The Apostle Who Was EloquentBarnabas – The Apostle of ComfortEpaphroditus – The Apostle Who Risked His AllJames, the Lord’s Brother – The Apostle Who Preached Practical MoralityJunias, or Junia – The Apostle Whom Paul PraisedMatthias – The Apostle Chosen by LotPaul – The Apostle ExtraordinarySilas – The Apostle Who Was an UnderstudyTwo Unnamed ApostlesThe Lord Jesus Christ – The Apostle of ApostlesIV. The Legendary Deeds and Deaths of the ApostlesAndrewBarnabasBartholomewJames, Son of AlphaeusJames, Son of ZebedeeJames, the Lord’s BrotherJohnJudas IscariotMatthewMatthiasPaulPeterPhilipSimon the ZealotThaddaeusThomasAppendixesBibliographyScripture Index