Philip in scripture

Named among the twelve

In initial naming – Matthew 10:1-4

In Jerusalem awaiting the Holy Spirit – Acts 1:13

Included whenever apostles grouped

The twelve

The apostles

Throughout New Testament

John 1:43-46

Jesus found him in Galilee

He was from Bethsaida

Philip was convinced that Jesus was the Messiah

Familiar with the Law and the Prophets

Told a friend about Jesus

Took his friend to show him

John 12:20-23

Greek Jews come to Philip

Told Andrew

They told Jesus

John 14:6-10

Philip replies to Jesus

“Show us the Father”

Jesus declares His oneness with the Father

John 6:1-7

Jesus asked Philip how much bread it would take

Philip quoted a price – about $25,000

Said that would not be sufficient

Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8

Some believe this Philip to be Philip the apostle

Acts 6:4; 8:9-19 contradict that idea

No other mention of Philip in scripture

Philip in history and tradition

The name of Philip

Greek name meaning horse lover

Philip of Macedonia: horse lover

Philip the Tetrarch over Galilee

Resided in Caesarea some of the time

Rebuilt the city, named it Caesarea Philippi

Identity confusion

Many hold that Philip the apostle = Philip the evangelist

Makes tracking the traditions and history difficult

Why the confusion

Papias’ writings

Term “apostle” often used differently

The seventy of Luke 10:1, 17 often called apostles

Galatians 1:19; Acts 14:14

Some apocryphal writings

Gospel of Philip – gnostic in nature

Acts of Philip

Letter from Peter to Philip

Both martyred in Heiropolis

Much about Philip the evangelist confused as a result

At some point, went to Phrygia

Brought his sister Mariamne and Bartholomew

Healed Stachys, a blind man, and stayed in his house

By prayer, caused a serpent idol to die

Converted proconsul’s wife, enraging proconsul

All three condemned to die

Proconsul relented

Saved Mariamne and Bartholomew

Too late for Philip

Heiropolis mentioned by Paul – Colossians 4:13

Philip buried in tomb in Heiropolis

Excavations in 2011 found a tomb

Inscriptions and symbology indicate Christian

Name of Philip and indication of apostleship

No bones there

Taken to Istanbul in the 3rd century

Later taken to Rome