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| The Search for the Twelve Apostles | 
 enlarge | Author: William Steuart Mcbirnie
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 77788
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 1414320043
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
EAN: 9781414320045
Publication Date: March 13, 2008
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Book August 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got this book for my husband who teaches Bible studies at our church. He loves it!
Better than spected December 1, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found many previously unknown facts about the Apostles, that makes me try to visit some places in a future travel to Europe and the Holy Land.
Although I do not share some opinions with the autor, I found this book better than spected.
 well researched November 17, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The sheer amount of information provides on the apostles in the Bible is amazing. There are many pointers to other places to look for information. I found this to be a good source for a small research paper as well as leading me to other sources.
Unbiased work. December 25, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this book because of the reviews and cheap price.
Two things about this book stand out.1)It's well written.2)There is no bias whatsoever in this book.A prior reviewer complained of Catholic "bashing".I read nothing of the sort.The Catholic church itself was a valuable source of information regarding the location and movements of relics throughout history.
The author has done an excellent job covering many of the legends of the Apostles' deaths and burials.He covers the movement of related relics(bodies and parts).Mr. McBirnie travelled to many of the sites that were rumored to be burial sites.He saw first-hand some of the final resting places.Some of the legends will probably never be proven,others such as Thomas' mission to India are well-known.Whether he agrees with some of the stories or not,he covers them.The subjects are more than the Apostles.Included are; Paul,Lazarus,John Mark and James the Lord's brother to name a few.I appreciate that the author devoted a chapter to a particular individual.
This is a worthy addition to any library.It's available and cheap.The standard other books on the subject will be judged by.
I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of it's age.There have been more archaelogical discoveries since this edition was printed.
Enjoyable overview of the Apostles' lives March 16, 2005
13 out of 13 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.
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