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A profound and moving trip into the heart and soul of Christianity that explores the mystical and frequently paradoxical lives and legacies of the 12 apostles - a e book both for those of the faith and for other people who seek to understand Christianity from the outside in. Peter, Matthew, Thomas, John: Who were these men? That which was their marriage to Jesus? Tom Bissell provides wealthy and shocking answers to these old, elusive questions. He examines not just who these men were (and weren't) but also how their identities have taken shape over the course of two millennia. Ultimately Bissell finds that the storyline of the apostles is the account of early on Christianity: its contending versions of Jesus' ministry, its countless schisms, and its ultimate progression from an obscure Jewish sect to the global faith we know today in every its varieties and permutations. In his mission to understand the underpinnings of the world's largest faith, Bissell embarks on a years-long pilgrimage to the intended tombs of the 12 apostles. He journeys from Jerusalem and Rome to Turkey, Greece, Spain, France, India, and Kyrgyzstan, vividly capturing the rich diversity of Christianity's worldwide reach. On the way he engages with a host of character types - priests, paupers, a Vatican archaeologist, a Palestinian taxi cab driver, a Russian monk - posing sharp questions that add the religious to the philosophical to the political. Written with warmness, empathy, and uncommon acumen, Apostle is an excellent synthesis of travel writing, biblical background, and a deep, lifelong marriage with Christianity. The effect is an unconventional, erudite, and sometimes hilarious e book - a religious, intellectual, and personal adventure fit for believers, scholars, and wanderers likewise.
