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# Alexander (Acts 4) , a member of the Sanhedrin
 
# Alexander (Acts 4) , a member of the Sanhedrin
 
# Alexander, a Jew of Ephesus present during the silversmith's riot towards the end of the apostle Paul's stay there, c AD56 or 57. He was either trying to defend Paul's companions,Gaius and Aristarchus, or more likely disclaiming Jewish responsibility for Paul's teaching.
 
# Alexander, a Jew of Ephesus present during the silversmith's riot towards the end of the apostle Paul's stay there, c AD56 or 57. He was either trying to defend Paul's companions,Gaius and Aristarchus, or more likely disclaiming Jewish responsibility for Paul's teaching.
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#  Alexander the false teacher expelled by Paul along with Hymenaeus from the church (probably at Ephesus, or Troas?), described in Paul's First Letter to Timothy (1:20), written c AD66.
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#  Alexander the false teacher expelled by Paul along with Hymenaeus from the church (probably at Ephesus, or Troas?), described in Paul's First Letter to Timothy (1:20), written c AD66. After the Ephesus riots, this Alexander the Jew could have become a Christian, but over the years turned against Paul. He may than have shared responsibility for Paul's arrest at Ephesus or Troas, where Paul left his cloak and books (2 Timothy 4:13)
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# Alexander the coppersmith, who in Paul's words as he awaits execution in Rome in c AD67 "did me a great deal of harm". Alexander may have been in Ephesus by then as Paul warns Timothy to be careful of him (2 Timothy 4:14).
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# Alexander the coppersmith, who in Paul's words as he awaits execution in Rome in c AD67 "did me a great deal of harm". Alexander may have been in Ephesus by then as Paul warns Timothy to be careful of him (2 Timothy 4:14). After the Ephesus riots, this Alexander the Jew could have become a Christian, but over the years turned against Paul. He may than have shared responsibility for Paul's arrest at Ephesus or Troas, where Paul left his cloak and books (2 Timothy 4:13)
 
# [[Andrew]] is the brother of [[Simon Peter]]. He was a fisherman and originally a disciple of John the Baptist. After the death and resurrection of Jesus, claims are that Andrew preached in Achaia (southern Greece) and Scythia (Ukraine and southern Russia - St. Andrew is the patron saint of Russia), and was crucified at Patras in Achaia. A later tradition describes him as being crucified in a spread-eagled position - hence the [http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/saltire/saltire.html St. Andrew's cross of Scotland].
 
# [[Andrew]] is the brother of [[Simon Peter]]. He was a fisherman and originally a disciple of John the Baptist. After the death and resurrection of Jesus, claims are that Andrew preached in Achaia (southern Greece) and Scythia (Ukraine and southern Russia - St. Andrew is the patron saint of Russia), and was crucified at Patras in Achaia. A later tradition describes him as being crucified in a spread-eagled position - hence the [http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/saltire/saltire.html St. Andrew's cross of Scotland].
 
# [[Bartholomew]]
 
# [[Bartholomew]]

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Groups in the New Testament

  1. Pharisee



Men in the New Testament

  1. Agabus (Acts 11) - Re-appears 15 years later in c AD 58 at the home of Stephen the Evangelist in Caesarea. This time he warns Paul not to continue his journey to Jerusalem where he will be arrested and handed over to the Romans (Acts 21:10)
  2. Agrippa I, See Herod family
  3. Agrippa II, See Herod family
  4. Alexander son of Simon of Cyrene who carried the cross of Jesus to Calvary;
  5. Alexander (Acts 4) , a member of the Sanhedrin
  6. Alexander, a Jew of Ephesus present during the silversmith's riot towards the end of the apostle Paul's stay there, c AD56 or 57. He was either trying to defend Paul's companions,Gaius and Aristarchus, or more likely disclaiming Jewish responsibility for Paul's teaching.
  7. Alexander the false teacher expelled by Paul along with Hymenaeus from the church (probably at Ephesus, or Troas?), described in Paul's First Letter to Timothy (1:20), written c AD66. After the Ephesus riots, this Alexander the Jew could have become a Christian, but over the years turned against Paul. He may than have shared responsibility for Paul's arrest at Ephesus or Troas, where Paul left his cloak and books (2 Timothy 4:13)
  8. Alexander the coppersmith, who in Paul's words as he awaits execution in Rome in c AD67 "did me a great deal of harm". Alexander may have been in Ephesus by then as Paul warns Timothy to be careful of him (2 Timothy 4:14). After the Ephesus riots, this Alexander the Jew could have become a Christian, but over the years turned against Paul. He may than have shared responsibility for Paul's arrest at Ephesus or Troas, where Paul left his cloak and books (2 Timothy 4:13)
  9. Andrew is the brother of Simon Peter. He was a fisherman and originally a disciple of John the Baptist. After the death and resurrection of Jesus, claims are that Andrew preached in Achaia (southern Greece) and Scythia (Ukraine and southern Russia - St. Andrew is the patron saint of Russia), and was crucified at Patras in Achaia. A later tradition describes him as being crucified in a spread-eagled position - hence the St. Andrew's cross of Scotland.
  10. Bartholomew
  11. Christ
  12. Devil
  13. Gabriel
  14. God
  15. Jesus Christ also called Jesus
  16. James a son of Zebedee and brother of John
  17. James son of Alphaeus
  18. John a son of Zebedee and brother of James http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php/Apostle_John
  19. Joseph
  20. Judas
  21. Judas Iscariot
  22. Judas the brother of James
  23. Lazarus http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/lazarus.html
  24. Luke
  25. Mark
  26. Messiah
  27. Matthew the publican
  28. Philip
  29. Simon Peter is the brother of Andrew http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php/Apostle_Peter
  30. Simon Zelotes
  31. Simon the Canaanite
  32. Simeon http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/simeon.html
  33. Lebbaeus Thaddaeus
  34. Thomas http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php/Apostle_Thomas
  35. Zebedee father of James and John

Women in the New Testament

  1. Anna http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/anna.html
  2. Elizabeth http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/elisabeth.html
  3. Eunice the mother of Timothy, a believing Jewess, but married to a Greek (Acts 16:1) http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/eunice.html
  4. Herodias http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/herodias.html
  5. Mary (mother of Jesus) http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/mary-motherofjesus.html
  6. Mary Magdalene http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/mary.html#marymagdalene
  7. Mary the sister of Lazarus http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/mary.html#lazarussister
  8. Mary the wife of Cleopas http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/mary.html#cleopaswife
  9. Mary the mother of John Mark http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/mary.html#motherofjohnmark
  10. Mary the Christian in Rome http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/mary.html#christianinrome
  11. Martha http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/martha.html
  12. Thyatira became the first in Europe who embraced Christianity. a “seller of purple,” who dwelt in Philippi (Acts 16:14, 15). She was not a Jewess but a proselyte. http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/lydia.html


References

  1. People in the New Testament as listed by ccel.org
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