tyler90az Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 What are some good books about the original 12 apostles?
savedbygrace Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 Pope Benedict has written on this subject, also the early church fathers who were those closest to the apostolic teaching and who have been instrumental in protecting the treasure in that teaching from the time of our Lord. But they have only been instruments in that sustaining work which is actually accomplished by Christ, who is with us till the end of the age. Try Frank J Sheed's Theology for beginners, it can be downloaded to Kindle or Kindle for PC
Damien the Leper Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 Take Bart Ehrman's class on the Apostolic Fathers.
cursor Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 My father referenced a book to me that his step-son had gifted him for Christmas. I bought a copy for myself. It's entitled, Mapping Mormonism -- An Atlas of Latter-day Saint History. It has received five 5-star reviews at Amazon.com. I would offer aa sixth (despite the fact that my father only get's minor mention, page 190 =).[ link ]
Nevo Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 What are some good books about the original 12 apostles?Do you mean original Twelve from the NT? Peter, James, John, etc.?Very little is known about any of them as historical figures (see, e.g., John Meier's chapter on the Twelve in volume 3 of his A Marginal Jew series, Companions and Competitors). However, here are some recent book-length treatments that examine the traditions around them:Markus Bockmuehl, Simon Peter in Scripture and Memory (Baker Academic, 2012)Martin Hengel, Saint Peter: The Underestimated Apostle (Eerdmans, 2010) (see Noel Reynold's review here)Pheme Perkins, Peter: Apostle for the Whole Church (Fortress, 2000)R. Alan Culpepper, John, the Son of Zebedee: The Life of a Legend (Fortress, 2000)William Klassen, Judas: Betrayer or Friend of Jesus? (Fortress, 2004)
ERayR Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 What are some good books about the original 12 apostles?I would suggest the New Testament . 2
savedbygrace Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Absolutely agree, the New Testament, is the place to go
Damien the Leper Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 It's difficult to write books on people of the ancient world because we have little documentation about them. Restoring these historical figures is an arduous task.
savedbygrace Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) sorry wrong topic Edited January 20, 2013 by savedbygrace
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