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2.50 The First Jesus Club II: Tribulations
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
The first chapters of Acts describe the perfect community of the Jerusalem Jesus club. Events take a dark turn after the first five chapters. The club is beset by tribulations. The disciples decide to appoint a set of deacons, middle-managers. That turns out not so well for the deacon Stephen. Stephen is accused of blasphemy, and delivers the longest speech in the book. He is the first to die for his faith after Jesus. Wemeet Simon Magus. Peter converts Cornelius, a pagan Roman. In his last major appearance in Acts, Peter is arrested, released by an angel, and disappears for parts unknown. And the disciple James the son of Zebedee, brother of the Beloved Disciple, is killed by King Herod Agrippa I.
Released:
Jan 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
1.8 Genesis I: Stories of Creation: The two Israelite creation stories by History in the Bible