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The Search for the Twelve Apostles |  | Author: William Steuart McBirnie
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
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Pages: 288
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ISBN: 1414320043
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
EAN: 9781414320045
Publication Date: March 13, 2008
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 Terrific Resource! September 22, 1998
Steven A. Bell (Kemp, Texas USA)
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
I have bought a LOT of copies of this book and handed them out to friends. This is a must for you library. Dr. McBirnie does an excellent job of tracking down not only the twelve apostles, but Luke, Mark, Paul, Lazarus, etc. He makes a clear distinction of Church history, legend and myth. Very useful to anyone teaching from the New Testament. The author does an excellent job listing his resources at the end of the book (in case you are hungry for more) and includes a comprehensive index. Highly recommended.
Enjoyable overview of the Apostles' lives March 16, 2005
C. Ryan (Winthrop, WA United States)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
The Protestant theologian who wrote this 312-page book in 1973 provides a highly readable summary of known information about the life and fate of Christ's original twelve apostles plus a number of other important New Testament characters such as Paul, Barnabas and John the Baptist. The is little or no discussion of theological aspects of each character but rather an effort to gather known facts and references from disparate sources about each man (no female characters are covered) in an effort to provide an account of their probable life story, particularly after Christ's crucifixion. It is particularly interesting to learn about the evidence of travel and missions for the lesser known apostles and explanations and theories about Apostolic journeys to India. McBirnie tries to stay with verifiable facts and sources that are considered historically reliable rather than speculate too much about unknown or unknowable matters.
Following 44 pages of general background on the early Christian era and available historic sources McBirnie provides a chapter each for 19 men in 250 pages. That is followed by an appendix listing New Testament references for each character, five-page bibliography and a seven-page index.
I did not find the author is be as negative regarding relics, etc., as some other reviewer do.
I enjoyed this book and recommend it an entertaining read as well as Christian study reference.
The Final Word On The Apostles August 24, 2001
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
All other books on the apostles will be judged against this one. This is the definitive account on what happened to the Apostles. Granted, a lot of the material is heresay and legend. But these men lived so long ago that reliable facts about them are few and far between. Sketchy ideas are better than no ideas, and the McBirnie makes it very clear how accurate the theories are. The author delves deep into history to discover the fate of the twelve closest disciples of the lord, and does an incredible job, considering what a daunting task it was.
excellent addition to anyone who loves church history March 14, 1999
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have read this book many times. It is extremely well written and inspiration to all Christians. As much as possible this book is historically accurate. The author provides information about where the early church leaders went and many of the traditions associated with such people as Mary, Lazarus, and the 12 apostles. He also talks about where they travelled, how they died, and where they are buried.A truly outstanding book, easy to read, and when you are going thru difficult times...a book which will uplift your spirit.
A THOROUGH AND ENGAGING STUDY OF THE LIVES OF THE APOSTLES June 15, 2010
Steven H. Propp (Sacramento, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
William Steuart McBirnie (1920-1995) was a professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the California Graduate School of Theology, Senior Minister of the United Community Church in Glendale, California, as well as a onetime conservative commentator on his "Voice of Americanism" radio show.
He has written several works of popular Christian history/archaeology, such as The Search For The Tomb Of Jesus Revised Edition and The The search for the early church: New Testament principles for today's church, as well as the present volume, which was written in 1973 (it has been revised since then).
McBirnie begins by stating in his Introduction, "What follows in this book is that which can be known from an exhaustive and critical study of the Biblical, historical and traditional records of the Apostles. The author has tried to reduce the legendary to the probable or likely, justifying it with the known historical facts concerning the state of the world in the first century and the documents of subsequent church history, local history, and relevant secular writings.... Here for the first time in any one volume the preponderance of information concerning the histories of the Apostles is now assembled."
One of the first things that startles the reader is that there is some uncertainty about a few of the apostles' names and even identities. About "Jude Thaddaeus," McBirnie writes, "The correct identification of this Judas is extremely complicated, not only because of the three names which are used for him in the Scriptural record but also because of the enigmatic reference to him as the 'son of James.' We could tell considerably more about him if we were certain exactly who this James was."
In addition to covering the biblical material about all of the apostles in turn, he examines the apocryphal writings, the writings of the Church Fathers, and various legends about the apostles (Protestant readers may be disaffected by the degree to which McBirnie, a very Conservative Protestant, seems to credit some of these legends; such as that Thomas traveled to India).
This book remains a very interesting and thorough treatment of its subject.
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