Translation of: Neutestamentliche Apokryphen.

The Book of Martyrs by John Foxe written in the 16th century has long been the go-to source for studying the lives and martyrdom of the apostles. Whilst other scholars have written individual treatments on the more prominent apostles such as Peter, Paul, John, and James, there is little published information on the other apostles. In The Fate of the Apostles, Sean McDowell offers a comprehensive, reasoned, historical analysis of the fate of the twelve disciples of Jesus along with the apostles Paul, and James. McDowell assesses the evidence for each apostle’s martyrdom as well as determining its significance to the reliability of their testimony. The question of the fate of the apostles also gets to the heart of the reliability of the kerygma: did the apostles really believe Jesus appeared to them after his death, or did they fabricate the entire story? How reliable are the resurrection accounts? The willingness of the apostles to die for their faith is a popular argument in resurrection studies and McDowell offers insightful scholarly analysis of this argument to break new ground within the spheres of New Testament studies, Church History, and apologetics.

This is my attempt to gather all the necessary information on the various Apostles whom Jesus sent out into the world. Jesus being the Son of God is the ruler of the created worlds, out of which he has chosen the humans, the Sons of Adam as his bride to form his body. Jesus was both Son of Man and Son of God. Being the Son of David through Mary he was the Mesia and being the son of David through Joseph he was the heir to the Royal throne of David - the King of the Jews. When he reached the official age of 30 he went about reconstituting the Kingdom and he first send out 70 {some say 72} with initial call. 70 refers to the 70 divisions of the earth soon after the dispersion. Then before he was taken up to the heavenly realm, he appointed 12 and were sent out into all the world as Ambassadors. Apostles means Ambassador. They stood witness to Jesus and most of them died as martyrs. This is story we are dealing with. Where did they go? What happened to them?

Simon Peter, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude, Simon, Judas, and Matthias—what happened to the men who answered Jesus' call to follow him? What impact did they have on the world? Where did they go and what did they do after Jesus' resurrection and ascension? In these fascinating profiles, Dr. McBirnie offers readers a snapshot of the lives of each apostle. His information was compiled by traveling to places where the apostles lived and visited, by studying the Scriptures and biblical history, by listening to local traditions, and by engaging in his own original research. Picking up where the book of Acts leaves off, McBirnie brings these men to life as he explores the legends, traditions, and real lives of the Twelve as they built the foundation of Christianity.