Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus. The list continues: Philip and Bartholomew (probably the Nathanael of John 1:45–51); Thomas and Matthew. Matthew is identified as the tax collector — the only self-identification of the author in the gospel, and a mark of the grace that called a collaborator with Roman economic exploitation to the apostolic company. James the son of Alphaeus distinguishes the second James from the son of Zebedee; Thaddaeus is the apostle called Judas (not Iscariot) in Luke and John.

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