Jesus, the Apostles, and the Early Church - By Pope Benedict XVI
- Engaging and enlightening story of the Apostles & associates
- How they spread Christ's message throughout the world
- Journey with Pope Benedict XVI back to the origins of the Faith
- Learn about the history of Christ's ministry and the earliest days of the Church
- Based on the Pope's weekly teachings on the relationship of Christ to the Church
Based on Pope Benedict XVI's weekly teaching on the relationship between Christ and the Church, this book tells the drama of Jesus' first disciples — his Apostles and their associates — and how they spread Jesus' message throughout the ancient world. Far from distorting the truth about Jesus of Nazareth, insists Pope Benedict, the early disciples remained faithful to it, even at the cost of their lives.
Beginning with the Twelve as the foundation of Jesus' re-establishment of the Holy People of God, Pope Benedict examines the story of the early followers of Christ. He draws on Scripture and early tradition to consider such important figures as Peter, Andrew, James and John, and even Judas Iscariot. Benedict moves beyond the original Twelve to discuss Paul of Tarsus, the persecutor of Christianity who became one of Jesus' greatest disciples. Also considered are Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Barnabas, Timothy, Titus, the wife and husband "team" of Priscilla and Aquila, and such key women figures as Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Phoebe.
Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church is a fascinating journey back to the origins of Christianity. It reveals how Jesus' earliest disciples faithfully conveyed the truth about the "Jesus of history" and how they laid the foundations for the Church, through whom people today can know the same Jesus.
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- 2023-01-30
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- "Jesus, the Apostles, and the Early Church" by Pope Benedict XVI offers an engaging exploration of the Apostles and their associates as they spread Christ's message globally. Dive into the origins of the faith, learning how the early disciples remain
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- ed faithful to Jesus, laying the foundations of the Church. This insightful paperback provides an in-depth view into the history and ministry of the first Christian figures.
Jesus, the Apostles, and the Early Church - By Pope Benedict XVI
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