Who were his apostles?
“A dozen knaves, as ignorant as owls and as poor as church mice.”—Voltaire.
“Palestine was one of the most backward of countries; the Galileans were the most ignorant of the inhabitants of Palestine; and the disciples might be counted among the most simple people of Galilee.”—Renan.
“His followers were ‘unlearned and ignorant men,’ chosen from the humblest of the people.”—Farrar.