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BARTHOLOMEW

(Gk. Bartholomaíos)

One of Jesus’ original 12 disciples according to the Synoptic Gospels and Acts. Some scholars identify him with the Nathanael of John 1:45-46 whom Philip brought to Jesus. The reasons are: (1) Bartholomew is paired with Philip in all three Synoptic lists. (2) The name (from Aram. bar tōlmay, “son of Talmai”) appears to be incomplete without a personal name preceding it. (3) Bartholomew is never mentioned in John, nor is Nathanael mentioned in the Synoptics. Pending further evidence, however, this identification is speculative.

A tradition mentioned by Eusebius associates Bartholomew with missionary work in India. Another tradition places him as a missionary in the region of the Bosporus. Eusebius also states that Bartholomew left a copy of Matthew’s Gospel in the Hebrew language. If such a writing ever existed, no manuscript of it has survived. The whole tradition is questionable, at best.

Joe E. Lunceford






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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