How Did the 12 Apostles Really Die? Faith, Facts or Fiction?

You've probably heard that Peter was crucified upside down, Bartholomew was skinned alive and Simon was sawn in half. But the Bible tells us how only one of the twelve apostles was killed, and it does it in a single sentence. So where do all the other stories come from? We followed all twelve on a map, from Jerusalem to the places where tradition says they died. We went through more than 25 ancient texts and counted, for every apostle, the years between his death and the oldest record we still have. The longer that gap, the more room a story has to grow. Every apostle gets a file and a verdict. At the end we come back to one of the best-known arguments for the resurrection: would these men really have died for something they knew was a lie? Whether you believe or still have doubts, the sources are listed below so you can check every verdict yourself. And if you'd judge one of the twelve differently, tell us in the comments. Next episode: the empty tomb. Subscribe so you don't miss it. CHAPTERS 0:00 Three deaths, one sentence 0:29 Who the twelve were 1:08 The famous argument 1:35 What a Christian scholar admits 2:11 Twelve files, 25 ancient texts 3:13 #12 Judas, the traitor 4:16 #11 and #10 Simon and Thaddeus 5:09 #9 James, son of Alphaeus: a bone in a lab 6:25 #8 Bartholomew: skinned alive? 7:46 #7 Matthew, the tax collector 8:39 #6 Philip, the apostle who "sleeps" 9:26 #5 John and the boiling oil 10:30 #4 Andrew and the X on Scotland's flag 11:26 #3 Thomas, the doubter 12:56 #2 James: one sentence in the Bible 14:16 #1 Peter, the man at the fire 15:25 Did Peter really die in Rome? 16:46 The final count 17:16 Did they die for a lie? 17:38 What this means for faith 17:56 Next: the empty tomb BOOKS As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifyingh these links, the channel gets a smallcommission at no extra cost to you. In this video Sean McDowell, The Fate of the Apostles: https://amzn.to/3VBTMMj Eusebius, The Church History (tr. Paul L. Maier), the book that preserves many of the oldest reports: https://www.amazon.com/dp/082543307X?... For faith and doubt C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060652926?... Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief ihttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1594483493?... Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ (a former atheist investigates): https://amzn.to/4zj7sdz The skeptical side Bart D. Ehrman, Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195343506?... SOURCES AND IMAGE CREDITS Ancient sources named in this video: Acts 125 (c. AD 96); Irenaeus, Against Heresies3.3.4; Polycrates of Ephesus and Gaius of Rome, preserved in Eusebius, Church History 3.31, 5.24 and 2.25; Heracleon, quoted in Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 4.9; Tertullian, Prescription Against Heretics 36; Jerome, Against Jovinianus 1.26; Acts of Thomas; Acts of Peter. Bible quotations: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). Photos under CC BY: Hakeldama, Jerusalem (Morael Zeller / PikiWiki Israel, CC BY 2.5(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi.... Coin of KingGondophares, Jean-Michel Moullec, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Public domain: Michelangelo, The Last Judgmeersity of Michigan. #12Apostles #BibleHistory #ChurchHistory