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.
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..
Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church is a fascinating journey back to the origins of Christianity.
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.
Benedict moves beyond the original Twelve to discuss Paul of Tarsus, the persecutor of Christianity who became one of Jesus\' greatest disciples.
He draws on Scripture and Early tradition to consider such important figures as Peter, Andrew, James and John, and even Judas Iscariot.
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.
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.
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
