{"product_id":"the-apostles-and-their-times-archeology-history-and-scripture-unveil-what-life-was-really-like-durin","title":"The Apostles and Their Times: Archeology, History, and Scripture Unveil What Life Was Really Like During the Apostolic Age","description":"\u003cp class=\"product_subtitle entry-subtitle\"\u003eby Mike Aquilina\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's an unflinching look at the lives and sacrifices of those first Christians who were given the task of spreading the Gospel to the ends of the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelying on ancient documents — as well as the latest archeological findings and scientific research — acclaimed author Mike Aquilina takes you on a journey through the Apostolic Age, bringing to life the dusty streets and crowded marketplaces through which Mary and the Apostles journeyed as they built a Church that lasts even to our day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere you'll discover the beliefs of the early Christians, what they taught about the Eucharist and the divinity of Christ, how their Church services resembled today's Mass, and how Rome became the spiritual center of Christianity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead these pages, and you'll come to see that despite the best efforts of their enemies, the blood of the Apostles did not snuff out the Faith; it brought forth great saints whose holy deeds and brave examples gave the besieged Church a vigor that lasts even unto today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Apostles and Their Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill give you confidence that the Church is indeed Christ acting in the world and that no matter how ruthless her opponents, she will endure to the end of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong other things, you'll learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe apostolic church: what is was and why it's so important.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Jesus chose a coward and a liar to be the first Pope.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTradition: do you know what it really means?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe surprising meaning of the term apostle, and how it validates the sacrament of Confession.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe unlikely apostle who evangelized as far as India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProof that the church from the beginning had a hierarchy, just as she has today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe word trinity: did you know that it doesn't appear in the Bible?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Christians nonetheless believe that God is not one, but a communion of three divine persons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesus's Great Commission to the apostles (and to you, too): do you know what it is? Are you carrying it out?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the apostles considered persecution a success rather than failure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy we speak of the “crown” of martyrdom (It has to do with St. Stephen).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe many reasons Jews despised the Romans (and the Romans scorned the Jews) — and the difference Christianity made.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy St. Paul went to Rome, and Peter, too, along with so many of the great names of the early church, where most were killed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy many portraits of the apostles show them as alike as a dozen eggs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul's stern warning against factions in Christianity. It's in the Bible: do you know where?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe many heresies denounced in the New Testament (the apostles were strict about doctrine).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe primacy of the Bishop of Rome: it's already there in apostolic times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70 gave force to the Christian faith.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more from archaeology, history, and Scripture to reveal to you the foundations of our common faith, and to strengthen your own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gb-container gb-container-a0127fd4 woo-endorsements-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gb-inside-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-d3e5fdc6 gb-headline-text cam-description-heading\"\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"endorsement-repeater-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"endorsement-repeater-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"endorsement-column-right\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"endorsement-text\"\u003eI pray that readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Apostles and Their Times\u003c\/i\u003e will experience the blessings of the apostolic tradition on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"endorsement-source\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"endorser-name\"\u003eCardinal Donald Wuerl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"endorser-title\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"endorsement-repeater-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"endorsement-column-right\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"endorsement-text\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apostles and Their Times\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the Acts of the Apostles in a new and fresh way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"endorsement-source\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"endorser-name\"\u003eFr. 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