How many disciples were together at the Sea of Tiberias in John 21 according to Les?
In John 21, the transcript records a count of five disciples together at the Sea of Tiberias: 'That's a total of five, if I'm counting right.' The passage names Simon Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, the sons of Zebedee, and two others.
Les teaches that John 21 opens with the resurrected Christ showing Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, also called Galilee, after a 40-day experience. He reads the list: Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Canaan, the sons of Zebedee, and two others. Les then says, 'That's a total of five, if I'm counting right.' He uses this last chapter as an introduction to Acts. He also notes Peter was likely the eldest of the twelve, in his forties, while the others were in their early thirties. Peter, a fisherman who loved the Sea of Galilee, says, 'I go fishing,' even though he had seen the resurrected Lord.
There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.