Jesus, The Apostles and the Early 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...
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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.
Christ and the Church / 15 March 2006 7"Witnesses of Christ" / 22 March 2006 12The Gift of "Communion" / 29 March 2006 16"Safeguarding the Gift" / 5 April 2006 20Communion in Time: Tradition / 26 April 2006 24The Apostolic Tradition of the Church / 3 May 2006 20Having a "Vision from on High" / 10 May 2006 34Peter, the Fisherman / 17 May 2006 39Peter, the Apostle / 24 May 2006 44Peter, the Rock / 7 June 2006 50Andrew, the Protoclete / 14 June 2006 54James, the Greater / 21 June 2006 60James, the Lesser / 28 June 2006 63John, Son of Zebedee / 5 July 2006 67John, the Theologian / 9 August 2006 71John, the Seer of Patmos / 23 August 2006 76Matthew / 30 August 2006 81Philip, the Apostle / 6 September 2006 86Thomas the Twin / 27 September 2006 91Bartholomew / 4 October 2006 96Simon and Jude / 11 October 2006 100Judas Iscariot and Matthias / 18 October 2006 104Paul of Tarsus / 25 October 2006 109Saint Paul's New Outlook / 8 November 2006 114Saint Paul and the Spirit / 15 November 2006 119Saint Paul and the Church / 22 November 2006 124Timothy and Titus / 13 December 2006 128Stephen, the Protomartyr / 10 January 2007 134Barnabas, Silas (Also Called Silvanus), and Apollos / 31 January 2007 139Priscilla and Aquila / 7 February 2007 145Women at the Service of the Gospel / 14 February 2007 150Scripture Index 155
