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
1. Introduction 2. The Centrality of the Resurrection 3. The Twelve Apostles 4. Persecution in the Early Church 5. The Martyrdom of Peter 6. The Martyrdom of Paul 7. The Martyrdom of James, the Brother of Jesus 8. The Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee 9. The Martyrdom of John, Son of Zebedee 10. The Martyrdom of Andrew 11. The Martyrdom of Philip 12. The Martyrdom of Bartholomew 13. The Martyrdom of Matthew 14. The Martyrdom of Thomas 15. The Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus 16. The Martyrdom of Thaddeus 17. The Martyrdom of Simon the Zealot 18. The Martyrdom of Matthias 19. Conclusion