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==138:2. CHOOSING THE SIX==

==138:2. CHOOSING THE SIX==

138:2.1 This first missionary tour of the six was eminently successful. They all discovered the great value of direct and personal contact with men. They returned to Jesus more fully realizing that, after all, religion is purely and wholly a matter of personal experience. They began to sense how hungry were the common people to hear words of religious comfort and spiritual good cheer. When they assembled about Jesus, they all wanted to talk at once, but Andrew assumed charge, and as he called upon them one by one, they made their formal reports to the Master and presented their nominations for the six new apostles.

138:2.1 This first missionary tour of the six was eminently successful. They all [[discovered]] the great [[value]] of direct and [[personal]] contact with men. They returned to [[Jesus]] more fully realizing that, after all, [[religion]] is [[purely]] and wholly a matter of [[personal]] [[experience]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_100#PAPER_100:_RELIGION_IN_HUMAN_EXPERIENCE]. They began to sense how [[hungry]] were the common people to hear [[words]] of religious [[comfort]] and [[spiritual]] good cheer. When they assembled about [[Jesus]], they all wanted to talk at once, but [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew] assumed charge, and as he called upon them one by one, they made their [[formal]] reports to [[the Master]] and presented their nominations for the six new [[apostles]].

138:2.2 Jesus, after each man had presented his selection for the new apostleships, asked all the others to vote upon the nomination; thus all six of the new apostles were formally accepted by all of the older six. Then Jesus announced that they would all visit these candidates and give them the call to service.

138:2.2 [[Jesus]], after each man had presented his selection for the new apostleships, asked all the others to vote upon the [[nomination]]; thus all six of the new [[apostles]] were [[formally]] [[accepted]] by all of the older six. Then [[Jesus]] announced that they would all [[visit]] these [[candidates]] and give them the call to [[service]].

138:2.3 The newly selected apostles were:

138:2.3 The newly selected [[apostles]] were:

*1. 138:2.4 Matthew Levi, the customs collector of Capernaum, who had his office just to the east of the city, near the borders of Batanea. He was selected by Andrew.

*1. 138:2.4 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:7._MATTHEW_LEVI Matthew Levi], the customs collector of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], who had his office just to the east of the city, near the borders of [http://www.bible-history.com/geography/ancient-israel/batanea.html Batanea]. He was selected by [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew].

*2. 138:2.5 Thomas Didymus, a fisherman of Tarichea and onetime carpenter and stone mason of Gadara. He was selected by Philip.

*2. 138:2.5 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:8._THOMAS_DIDYMUS Thomas Didymus], a fisherman of [http://books.google.com/books?id=e3jnUBqapi0C&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=Tarichea&source=bl&ots=TQmmZtHFTx&sig=iFPc4EiLZBfwagIMEI-Ishbk-sg&hl=en&ei=qlZ9Tcb4IOrG0QGimojMAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Tarichea&f=false Tarichea] and onetime [[carpenter]] and stone mason of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Qais Gadara]. He was selected by [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:5._PHILIP_THE_CURIOUS Philip].

*3. 138:2.6 James Alpheus, a fisherman and farmer of Kheresa, was selected by James Zebedee.

*3. 138:2.6 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:9_and_10._JAMES_AND_JUDAS_ALPHEUS James Alpheus], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman] and [[farmer]] of [http://urantiabook.org/jesus_photos/kheresa.html Kheresa], was selected by [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:3._JAMES_ZEBEDEE James Zebedee].

*4. 138:2.7 Judas Alpheus, the twin brother of James Alpheus, also a fisherman, was selected by John Zebedee.

*4. 138:2.7 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:9_and_10._JAMES_AND_JUDAS_ALPHEUS Judas Alpheus], the twin [[brother]] of James Alpheus, also a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman], was selected by [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:4._JOHN_ZEBEDEE John Zebedee].

*5. 138:2.8 Simon Zelotes was a high officer in the patriotic organization of the Zealots, a position which he gave up to join Jesus' apostles. Before joining the Zealots, Simon had been a merchant. He was selected by Peter.

*5. 138:2.8 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:11._SIMON_THE_ZEALOT Simon Zelotes] was a high officer in the [[patriotic]] [[organization]] of the [[Zealots]], a position which he gave up to join [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]]. Before joining the Zealots, Simon had been a merchant. He was selected by [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:2._SIMON_PETER Peter].

*6. 138:2.9 Judas Iscariot was an only son of wealthy Jewish parents living in Jericho. He had become attached to John the Baptist, and his Sadducee parents had disowned him. He was looking for employment in these regions when Jesus' apostles found him, and chiefly because of his experience with finances, Nathaniel invited him to join their ranks. Judas Iscariot was the only Judean among the twelve apostles.

*6. 138:2.9 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:12._JUDAS_ISCARIOT Judas Iscariot] was an only son of [[wealthy]] Jewish [[parents]] living in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]. He had become attached to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_135 John the Baptist], and his [[Sadducee]] [[parents]] had disowned him. He was looking for employment in these regions when [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]] found him, and chiefly because of his [[experience]] with [[finances]], [[Nathaniel]] invited him to join their ranks. Judas Iscariot was the only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judean Judean] among the twelve [[apostles]].

138:2.10 Jesus spent a full day with the six, answering their questions and listening to the details of their reports, for they had many interesting and profitable experiences to relate. They now saw the wisdom of the Master's plan of sending them out to labor in a quiet and personal manner before the launching of their more pretentious public efforts.

138:2.10 [[Jesus]] spent a full day with the six, answering their questions and listening to the details of their reports, for they had many interesting and profitable [[experiences]] to relate. They now saw the [[wisdom]] of [[the Master]]'s [[plan]] of sending them out to labor in a [[quiet]] and [[personal]] [[manner]] before the launching of their more pretentious [[public]] [[efforts]].

==138:3. THE CALL OF MATTHEW AND SIMON==

==138:3. THE CALL OF MATTHEW AND SIMON==