Thank you for taking the time to write such a thorough and interesting article about the 12 apostles. I am grateful to provide a very small support to you each month, and hope others will consider doing the same. Your efforts are worthy of a subscription.
I always thought that 'Paul' was one of the Apostles and wondered why there was no mention made of him in this very interesting piece. This prompted me to go off on a search to discover why 'you had left him out' . . . turns out Paul did not even know Christ personally & therefore was not one of the original Apostles. Wow & WOW !! , I learnt something new . . . in fact I learn new things every time I read Culture Critic. Thank you for the great article, indeed thank you for all of your great articles. Keep up the great work that you do. Cheers form here
This article makes me think of a podcast called The History of the Early Church by Terry Young. Episode 6, I believe, talks about the diaspora of the apostles. It's a good listen.
"At first glance, the apostles led incredibly privileged lives."
Um... not really. Those who went to a parochial school learned that all but one died horrible deaths and faced insurmountable challenges. Not really sure that privileged is quite the right word.
That being said... thanks for posting this, really enjoyed the read and the maps!
They were privileged in the sense that "they got to witness God himself resurrect from the dead, and were personally entrusted with carrying his message to the world after his ascension into heaven." As it says in the very next sentence which I quoted here.
"Like" is almost impossible to key in.....such horrific and sobering reading. I cannot even begin to hope that one day I might be in the presence of these amazing faithful servants of Jesus.....these men didn't only "believe" - they knew what and whom they believed. If only we can prove as worthy when the time comes- as it surely will to one extent or another. I feel so humbled and grateful.
Yeah reading this is scary because we're not worthy of being in the presence of these men. How can we share heaven with them without paying such a price? I guess that's why purgatory exists. You either suffer in this life like them or in the next one.
Thank you for taking the time to write such a thorough and interesting article about the 12 apostles. I am grateful to provide a very small support to you each month, and hope others will consider doing the same. Your efforts are worthy of a subscription.
Very kind, thank you 🙏
I found this to be very interesting I didn't realise just how far they spread the Gospel.
I always thought that 'Paul' was one of the Apostles and wondered why there was no mention made of him in this very interesting piece. This prompted me to go off on a search to discover why 'you had left him out' . . . turns out Paul did not even know Christ personally & therefore was not one of the original Apostles. Wow & WOW !! , I learnt something new . . . in fact I learn new things every time I read Culture Critic. Thank you for the great article, indeed thank you for all of your great articles. Keep up the great work that you do. Cheers form here
This article makes me think of a podcast called The History of the Early Church by Terry Young. Episode 6, I believe, talks about the diaspora of the apostles. It's a good listen.
Thanks Daniel, looking into this...
Loved this! Thank you!
very informative. thank you.
"At first glance, the apostles led incredibly privileged lives."
Um... not really. Those who went to a parochial school learned that all but one died horrible deaths and faced insurmountable challenges. Not really sure that privileged is quite the right word.
That being said... thanks for posting this, really enjoyed the read and the maps!
They were privileged in the sense that "they got to witness God himself resurrect from the dead, and were personally entrusted with carrying his message to the world after his ascension into heaven." As it says in the very next sentence which I quoted here.
"Like" is almost impossible to key in.....such horrific and sobering reading. I cannot even begin to hope that one day I might be in the presence of these amazing faithful servants of Jesus.....these men didn't only "believe" - they knew what and whom they believed. If only we can prove as worthy when the time comes- as it surely will to one extent or another. I feel so humbled and grateful.
Yeah reading this is scary because we're not worthy of being in the presence of these men. How can we share heaven with them without paying such a price? I guess that's why purgatory exists. You either suffer in this life like them or in the next one.
Great article. But, historically speaking, none of the gospels were written by the Apostles, nor even while they were still alive.
The apostles’ sacrifices were enduring testaments to the depth of their conviction and the faith they helped ignite
Thank you… great stuff again. So many things I didn’t know…
Muito obrigado pelo trabalho.
I always find this the most convincing argument to use on atheists.
Something and his deciples
Well written.
this is beautiful. thanks so much for writing