Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend (2006 Ehrman), book

Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend (2006) is a book by Bart D. Ehrman.

Editions and translations

Published in Oxford [England] and New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Translated into Spanish (2008), and Italian (2008):

• Simón Pedro, Pablo de Tarso y María Magdalena (2007 Ehrman), book (Spanish ed.)
• Pietro, Paolo e Maria Maddalena (2008 Ehrman), book (Italian ed.)

Table of contents

• Introduction

Part 1: Simon Peter

• 1: Quarry: our sources for Peter the rock
• 2: Peter: solid rock or shifting sand?
• 3: Rocky beginning
• 4: Peter at the Passion
• 5: On this rock I will build my church
• 6: Peter: Christian author and martyr

Part 2: Apostle Paul

• 7: Apostle Paul: polling our sources
• 8: Paul the convert
• 9: Paul the apostle
• 10: Paul's proclamation according to later sources
• 11: Paul's impassioned allies
• 12: Paul's embittered enemies

Part 3: Mary Magdalene

• 13: Mary Magdalene in popular culture and history
• 14: Mary during the ministry of Jesus
• 15: Jesus and Mary in conversation
• 16: Mary at the Passion
• 17: Mary and her revelations
• 18: Mary: the residual questions Conclusion: Peter, Paul, and Mary in perspective

External links

• [ Google Books]