The Election of Matthias and the Completion of the Apostolic College (Acts 1, 15-26)
The Election of Matthias and the Completion of the Apostolic College (Acts 1, 15-26)

Summary/Abstract: The present study with the title: The election of Matthias and the Completion of the Apostolic College (Acts 1, 15-26), aims to first address the context, the necessity and the method of the completion of the apostolic college for the designation, election and ministry that Judas had. The context and necessity of Judas’ replacement within the apostolic college arose out of his willing relinquishment of his apostleship and subsequent betrayal. The vacancy of that place in the college of the Apostles determined the election of another person in order to complete the apostolic college number 12, being in accordance with the 12 tribes of Israel. What holds our attention in this event is the method of election and the conditions that had to be fulfilled by the future Apostle. As for the method of election, this was done through the “lots of this ministry”, and the stated conditions for the validity of the election are clearly imposed: the person must be a man and have witnessed the entire earthly activity of Jesus, respectively since John’s baptism until the day of Jesus’ Ascension to Heaven, including the truth of the Lord’ s Resurrection.

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