Apostles map

[ABOVE: The World of the Apostles, Designed by Douglas Johnson, 2025, based on a map by Dionysius Periegetes.]

[Christian History originally published this article in Christian History Issue #156 in 2025]

Doug Johnson based on map by Dionysius Periegetes.

Authority, missions, and martyrdom

How did the church remember the apostles?

Rex D. Butler

The cult of saints

Jennifer Woodruff Tait

The witnesses of Philip and Bartholomew

Alan S. Bandy

Facts and myths About “brothers” Matthew and James, disciples of Jesus

Thomas G. Doughty Jr.

Issue 156

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