In this guide, we’re going to look at what we can learn about andrew from the gospels, his role in scripture, how he died (according to tradition), and the dubious writings that emerged about him in the early church For starters, here are some quick facts about the apostle andrew. According to hippolytus of rome, andrew preached in thrace, and his presence in byzantium is mentioned in the apocryphal acts of andrew According to tradition, he founded the see of byzantium (later constantinople) in 38 ad, installing stachys as bishop. After former astronomer employee kristin cabot filed for divorce following her alleged affair with her boss andy byron, her estranged husband andrew cabot spoke out on the breakup. English form of the greek name ἀνδρέας (andreas), which was derived from ἀνδρεῖος (andreios) meaning manly, masculine, a derivative of ἀνήρ (aner) meaning man
In the new testament the apostle andrew, the first disciple to join jesus, is the brother of simon peter. Andrew, like his brother peter, was a fisherman by trade, meaning that he was an outdoorsman and must have been very physically fit He was exposed to the conditions and had learned a trade that was also physically demanding. We get one big glimpse of who andrew was early in john, but outside of that he remains relatively unknown, though he was one of the twelve chosen by jesus Today we will look at some of those mentions and see what we can gather from what was written about andrew in the bible.
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