Question

The followers of Jesus who spread Christianity after his death

Answer 1

They are known as the apostles (also called disciples). The Twelve Apostles — e.g., Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddeus (Jude), Simon the Zealot, and (after Judas Iscariot) Matthias — were the primary followers Jesus commissioned to spread his teachings. In addition, Paul (Saul of Tarsus) played a major role in spreading Christianity to the Gentile world.