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BARTHOLOMEW

bar-thol'-o-mu (Bartholomaios, i.e. "son of Tolmai or Tolmai"): One of the Twelve Apostles (Matthew 10:3 Mark 3:18 Luke 6:14 Acts 1:13). There is no further reference to him in the New Testament. According to the "Genealogies of the Twelve Apostles" (Budge, Contendings of the Apostles, II, 50) "Bartholomew was of the house of Naphtali. Now his name was formerly John, but our Lord changed it because of John the son of Zebedee, His beloved." A "Gospel of Bartholomew" is mentioned by Hieronymus (Comm. Proem ad Matth.), and Gelasius gives the tradition that Bartholomew brought the Hebrew gospel of Matthew to India. In the "Preaching of Bartholomew in the Oasis" (compare Budge, II, 90) he is referred to as preaching probably in the oasis of Al Bahnasa, and according to the "Preaching of Andrew and Bartholomew" he labored among the Parthians (Budge, II, 183). The "Martyrdom of Bartholomew" states that he was placed in a sack and cast into the sea.

From the 9th century onward, Bartholomew has generally been identified with Nathanael, but this view has not been conclusively established.

See NATHANAEL.

C. M. Kerr

BARTHOLOMEW, GOSPEL OF

See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS; BARTHOLOMEW.

Greek

918. Bartholomaios -- "son of Tolmai," Bartholomew, one of the ...
... 917, 918. Bartholomaios. 919 . "son of Tolmai," Bartholomew, one of the twelve ...
Mt 10:3; Jn 1:45ff). That is, Bartholomew's "first name" was apparently ".". ...
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3482. Nathanael -- Nathanael (probably the same as Bartholomew)
... Nathanael (probably the same as Bartholomew). Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Nathanael Phonetic Spelling: (nath-an-ah-ale') Short ...
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Library

St. Bartholomew
... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR St. Bartholomew. [1077]287 King of saints, to whom the number. ...
/.../the hymnal of the protestant episcopal church in the usa/st bartholomew.htm

Bartholomew Ringwaldt
... Bartholomew Ringwaldt. [94]Ringwaldt was the author of the hymn so well known
in England under the mistaken title of "Luther's Hymn,"". ...
/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/bartholomew ringwaldt.htm

Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew.
Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew. <. ... Martyrdom
of the Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew. Historians ...
/.../martyrdom of the holy and.htm

Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew
Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew. <. Martyrdom of the
Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew Unknown. Alexander Walker, Esq. ...
/.../unknown/martyrdom of the holy and glorious apostle bartholomew/

King of Saints, to whom the Number
... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Holy Days: St. Bartholomew 287. King of saints, to whom the
number. ... In the roll of thine apostles. One there stands, Bartholomew,. ...
/.../holy days st bartholomew 287.htm

Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew
Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew. <. ...
/.../unknown/martyrdom of the holy and glorious apostle bartholomew/title page.htm

Jesus Makes his First Disciples.
... [It appears that Peter afterward removed to Capernaum"Mark 1:29.] 45 Philip findeth
Nathanael [Nathanael is commonly identified with Bartholomew for the ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xxi jesus makes his first.htm

Pantænus the Philosopher.
... For Bartholomew, [1512] one of the apostles, had preached to them, and left with
them the writing of Matthew in the Hebrew language, [1513] which they had ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter x pantaenus the philosopher.htm

Addition to Acts of Philip.
... And the executioners ran to the house of Stachys, and laid hold of Philip, and
Bartholomew, and Mariamme, with the leopard and the kid of the goats, and ...
/.../unknown/the acts of philip/addition to acts of philip.htm

Subject Index
... Bishopric of Ely, [2373]Bishopric of Ely, [2374]Vacant. Black Bartholomew,
[2375]Black Bartholomew, [2376]Black Bartholomew. Black ...
/.../luckock/studies in the book of common prayer/subject index.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Bartholomew

a son that suspends the waters

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bartholomew

(son of Tolmai), one of the twelve apostles of Christ. (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13) It has been not improperly conjectured that he is identical with Nathanael. (John 1:45) ff. He is said to have preached the gospel in India, that is, probably, Arabia Felix, and according to some in Armenia.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Bartholomew

One of the twelve apostles, Matthew 10:3 Mark 3:18 Luke 6:14 Acts 1:13. He is named in connection with Philip, and seems to have been the same person, whom John calls Nathanael, John 1:45-51, and mentions among the other apostles, John 21:2. Nathanael may have been his real name, and Bar-tholomew, that is, son of Tolmai, his patronymic and best-known name. See APOSTLE and NATHANAEL.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Son of Tolmai, one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3; Acts 1:13); generally supposed to have been the same as Nathanael. In the synoptic gospels Philip and Bartholomew are always mentioned together, while Nathanael is never mentioned; in the fourth gospel, on the other hand, Philip and Nathanael are similarly mentioned together, but nothing is said of Bartholomew. He was one of the disciples to whom our Lord appeared at the Sea of Tiberias after his resurrection (John 21:2). He was also a witness of the Ascension (Acts 1:4, 12, 13). He was an "Israelite indeed" (John 1:47).

Thesaurus

Bartholomew (4 Occurrences)
... In the synoptic gospels Philip and Bartholomew are always mentioned together, while
Nathanael is never mentioned; in the fourth gospel, on the other hand ...
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Nathanael (6 Occurrences)
... His name occurs only in the Gospel of John, who in his list of the disciples never
mentions Bartholomew, with whom he has consequently been identified. ...
/n/nathanael.htm - 13k

Zealot (4 Occurrences)
... Thus (1) all the arguments adduced in favor of the Bartholomew-Nathanael identification
(see NATHANAEL) can equally be applied to that of Simon-Nathanael ...
/z/zealot.htm - 12k

Cananaean (2 Occurrences)
... Thus (1) all the arguments adduced in favor of the Bartholomew-Nathanael identification
(see NATHANAEL) can equally be applied to that of Simon-Nathanael ...
/c/cananaean.htm - 10k

Canaanite (74 Occurrences)
... Thus (1) all the arguments adduced in favor of the Bartholomew-Nathanael identification
(see NATHANAEL) can equally be applied to that of Simon-Nathanael ...
/c/canaanite.htm - 36k

Alpheus (5 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the
son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; (WBS YLT). ...
/a/alpheus.htm - 7k

Alphaeus (5 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY ...
/a/alphaeus.htm - 12k

Andrew (12 Occurrences)
... people converted. (3) "The Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew" (Budge, II, 183)
gives an account of their mission among the Parthians. (4 ...
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Thomas (12 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY ...
/t/thomas.htm - 17k

Thaddeus (2 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the
son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; (WBS YLT). ...
/t/thaddeus.htm - 7k

Bible Concordance

Bartholomew (4 Occurrences)

Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 3:18 Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 6:14 Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 1:13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Bartholomew

Bartholomew: One of the Apostles

Related Terms

Nathanael (6 Occurrences)

Zealot (4 Occurrences)

Cananaean (2 Occurrences)

Canaanite (74 Occurrences)

Alpheus (5 Occurrences)

Alphaeus (5 Occurrences)

Andrew (12 Occurrences)

Thomas (12 Occurrences)