Langbeschreibung
Sean McDowell offers a comprehensive, historical analysis of the fate of the twelve disciples of Jesus along with the apostles Paul and James. McDowell assesses the evidence for each apostle's martyrdom as well as determining its significance to the reliability of their testimony. The willingness of the apostles to die for their faith is a popular argument in resurrection studies and McDowell offers insightful scholarly analysis of this argument to break new ground within the spheres of New Testament studies, Church History and apologetics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; The centrality of the Resurrection; The Twelve Apostles; Persecution in the Early Church; Martyrdom of Peter; Martyrdom of Paul; Martyrdom of James, the brother of Jesus; Martyrdom of John, son of Zebedee; Martyrdom of Thomas; Martyrdom of Andrew; Martyrdom of James, son of Zebedee; Martyrdom of Philip; Martyrdom of Bartholomew; Martyrdom of Matthew; Martyrdom of James, son of Alphaeus; Martyrdom of Thaddeus; Martyrdom of Simon the Zealot; Martyrdom of Matthias; Conclusion