Apostle 2 11 min
Peter — from fisherman to the rock of the church
His failure and restoration, his ministry in Rome, his death under Nero, and what the historical record adds beyond the book of Acts.
Matthew 16:18 John 21:18-19 Acts 4:8-12
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“You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
What history records about the men and women who carried the message out of Jerusalem — separating what is well attested from what is later tradition.
His failure and restoration, his ministry in Rome, his death under Nero, and what the historical record adds beyond the book of Acts.
From persecutor to apostle: the Damascus road, three missionary journeys, thirteen letters, the shipwrecks and floggings, and his execution in Rome.
The evidence for Thomas's mission to south India, the ancient Mar Thoma community that traces to him, and why "Doubting Thomas" is the wrong name for him.
From son of thunder to apostle of love: his Gospel, his letters, his exile on Patmos, and the only apostle who appears to have died of old age.
A source-by-source account of where each of the twelve went and how each died, distinguishing what is well attested from what is late tradition.
Mary Magdalene, Priscilla, Phoebe, Junia, Lydia and the others — what the New Testament actually records about the women who funded, hosted, taught and witnessed.