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The stories and contributions of the apostles provide an important entrée into church history. However, the legends of the apostles after the New Testament are confusing and steeped in myth. This historical and literary introduction uncovers the apostles’ lives and legacies, underscoring their impact on the growth of the early church. While a good bit of the available information on the apostles...

member of the select cadre of presbyters (including ‘apostles’) whom Papias associated with earlier times.”7 Critical scholars are quick to name two separate figures at the turn of the second century named John: the apostle and the elder. Some apostle biographers are also comfortable in assigning two figures to the legacy of John: “The conclusion seems to be again that the authority for this Gospel was that of John, son of Zebedee, but that it was either written or edited by an elder, also living
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