Bible Question: was timothy an apostle |
Bible Answer: Greetings, Timothy was one of Paul's companions, and one of his most promising students along with Titus. So, no, he wasn't an apostle per se, even though the Eastern Orthodox Church venerates him as an Apostle. However, despite this, Timothy is listed as a co-author of 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, and Philemon. He was also the pastor of the church of Ephesus in the later half of the first century. According to "the Acts of Timothy", he was stoned to death in 97 AD by pagans when he tried to stop the worship of the Roman goddess Diana, which was popular in Ephesus. Jalek |