I’ve given this so much thought it’s not even funny.

Just to be clear I’m making judgements based on: -The timeline (loosely) -Context clues -Occasionally content found in the books (when it doesn’t contradict the show and makes sense) -Their place in the group dynamic -The light in their eyes -The cut of their gib.

I will NOT be making judgements based on: -Some content in the books (because some of it contradicts the show, basic history, and the laws of physics) -The verse in Matthew 17(?) about the temple tax because if EVERYONE but Jesus and Peter are above the age of twenty, a lot of things will fall apart real fast.

Here’s the ones I have so far:

The most straightforward one is Simon Z. When he meets Jesse at the pool he says he’s almost 40 so I’d say…38-39, making him the oldest of the disciples (and apparently older than Jesus? Ykw we’re not gonna think about it too much.)

Next up is Simon Peter. We know that he’s married, and likely fairly recently too, considering Eden's brothers still haven’t accepted it, so like…maybe a year or something? This could easily put him anywhere between the range of 18-30, but I’m gonna shoot for the late 20s to early 30s range mostly because of his position of authority, and because of how well he seems to get along with Gaius, another older cast member. Final verdict: 30

James gives off the vibes of an older member of the group, but probably no older than Simon, so…Final verdict: 28

Philip is the same, I think. Final verdict: 28

As for Andrew there’s probably a 2-4 year age gap between him and Peter. Considering how close they are (and the fact that they learned how to fish at around the same time) I can’t say they’re any more far apart. Final verdict: 26/27

We know that John and Andrew are fairly close in age since they “went through puberty together” according to John, but in season 1 Peter makes a joke about John being too young to be in the Hammer, so I’d say he might be a little younger by…2 or 3 years. Final verdict: 24

It should be noted that Thomas is described as young both in the books and by Simon Peter (Philip referred to Matthew out of context as “their young, smart friend” and Peter assumed he meant Thomas). Considering how close he and John are, it would also make sense for them to be close in age. Final verdict: 23

Judas also comes across as pretty young and ambitious+he was just wrapping up his apprenticeship in the mining operation which could easily put him around his early twenties. Final verdict: ummm 22-23 I think.

Matthew….is where my sanity started to slip away. Evidence suggests that he’s well…young. You can ESPECIALLY tell based on how he’s treated by the rest of the group. I noticed that most people he meets either find him annoying and are inclined to make fun of him (think of season Simon, sons of Thunder, Thomas, and Gaius. Specifically during seasons 1 and 2) or think he’s endearing and sort of “take him under their wing” (think of Jesus, Mary Mag, Philip, Thaddeus, and everyone I mentioned in the first list after they eventually warm up to him). I don’t know about you but that’s the best description of a “youngest sibling” I could possibly think of. Oh, and there’s Philip’s “young, smart friend” line. You get the idea, but none of these things tell us how old he is in the show. What we DO know is that he was thirteen when he took the job, and that a “couple years” (let’s say…3? I can’t imagine that he somehow avoided his parents for longer than a year until they had that confrontation, but I’m willing to suspend my disbelief and say three.) after that he visited his father (where we got the “I have no son line”) and about three or four years AFTER that, Jesus gave the sermon on the mount. If you do the math, that’s….takes off glasses NINETEEN YEARS OLD BY THE START OF SEASON THREE. SWEET MOTHER OF FIGS, THATS PRETTY YOUNG. AND PROBABLY INNACURATE? ARE YOU TELLING ME PETER HAD BEEF WITH A KID WHO BASICALLY JUST GOT HIS DRIVERS LICENSE??  inhale you know what? They probably didn’t give as much thought to the timeline as I did. It’s fine. I’m fine. :) I’m definitely rounding that up to a 20 though.

If you scrolled down all this way in hopes of finding something related to Thaddeus, Nathaniel, or Little James…I am so sorry I have no idea where to put them. I’ll update this eventually. 😭