⁴Nothing is known about Matthias. Tradition (St. Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, IV, 6, 35) identifies him with Zacchaeus the Publican, but this view is inconsistent with Acts, according to which Matthias was with Jesus from the very beginning of His preaching. The name of Matthias is sometimes associated with the Gnostic text “Pistis Sophia”, which, however, appeared only in the 2nd century.