The Fate of the Apostles

This book offers a comprehensive 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 and offers insightful scholarly analysis to break new ground within the spheres of New Testament studies, Church History, and apologetics.

The Book of Martyrs by John Foxe written in the sixteenth century has long been the go-to source for studying the lives and martyrdom of the apostles. While other scholars have written individual treatments on the more prominent apostles such as Peter, Paul, John, and James, there is little published information on the other apostles. In The Fate of the Apostles, Sean McDowell offers a comprehensive, reasoned, historical analysis of the fate of the Twelve disciples of Jesus along with the apostles Paul and James, the brother of Jesus. McDowell assesses the evidence for each apostle's martyrdom as well as determining its significance to the reliability of their testimony. The question of the fate of the apostles also gets to the heart of the reliability of the kerygma: Did the apostles really believe Jesus appeared to them after his death, or did they fabricate the entire story? How reliable are the resurrection accounts? The willingness of the apostles to die for their faith is a popular argument in resurrection studies. In this thoroughly updated new edition, McDowell offers insightful scholarly analysis of this argument to break new ground within the spheres of New Testament studies, Church History, and apologetics.

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Sean McDowell is an Associate Professor of Christian Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, USA. He earned his Ph.D. in Apologetics and Worldview Studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author, co-author, or editor of over twenty books. He is an internationally recognized speaker, best-selling author, popular YouTuber, and was Educator of the Year for his hometown, San Juan Capistrano, in 2008.

Inhalt

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 Index