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Summary: The Final Word On The Apostles
Review: 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.
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Summary: The Final Word On The Apostles
Review: 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.
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Summary: Much legend, but not tradition
Review: 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.
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Summary: Don't Judge a book by it's cover
Review: I started reading this book and unfortunately it was too irritating when the author "bashes" Catholic traditions and beliefs. At the same time he imposes his religious beliefs concerning relics, saints and the Apostles, which is not what the reader pays to buy this book. This book is written in a very biased point of view and not from a serious and unbiased researcher's point of view. I wanted facts and research , not a lesson in religion. I closed the book empty handed. The book may have an interesting title, but it was too much filled with the author's religious beliefs in a way that a reader that does not share his beliefs might find it a very unpleasent experience. For a more balanced book I strongly recommend "The Twelve: The Lives of the Apostles After Calvary" by Bernard Ruffin, C. Bernard Ruffin
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Summary: Don't Judge a book by it's cover
Review: This guy has spent years studying the twelve Apostles. With countless trips to the Middle East and Europe and endless years in study, McBirnie has put together a great handbook on what happened to these men. Most of Acts and most of the books about the first century cover the life of Paul. Anything out there about the twelve apostles is scattered throughout out-of-print and boring books that we would never find. Finally, someone has put all of these findings together to create an incredible history of where all these guys ended up. Some things that are unknown to Christians are detailed in this book: Such as, did you know that Peter made it as far as England in his journeys? Or, did you know that Thomas went all the way to India and maybe even China? McBirnie details all the evidence here with a great bibliography. I recommend this book to any Christian, so they can see just how passionate and serious these men were about their Lord. Plus, it is just incredibly fascinating. The book is conveniently split up into chapters titled by each apostle. This book also covers some of the other apostles as well (Barnabas, Silas, etc.).
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Summary: Some more of the untold story of the Bible
Review: This guy has spent years studying the twelve Apostles. With countless trips to the Middle East and Europe and endless years in study, McBirnie has put together a great handbook on what happened to these men. Most of Acts and most of the books about the first century cover the life of Paul. Anything out there about the twelve apostles is scattered throughout out-of-print and boring books that we would never find. Finally, someone has put all of these findings together to create an incredible history of where all these guys ended up. Some things that are unknown to Christians are detailed in this book: Such as, did you know that Peter made it as far as England in his journeys? Or, did you know that Thomas went all the way to India and maybe even China? McBirnie details all the evidence here with a great bibliography. I recommend this book to any Christian, so they can see just how passionate and serious these men were about their Lord. Plus, it is just incredibly fascinating. The book is conveniently split up into chapters titled by each apostle. This book also covers some of the other apostles as well (Barnabas, Silas, etc.).
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