Were more of Jesus’ twelve disciples connected than we realize? 👀 In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace investigates the strange, overlooked clues hiding in Matthew 10’s list of the Twelve. Could some of these men have been relatives, friends, coworkers, neighbors, ideological opponents, or preexisting members of the same social network? What do their names mean? Why are some called by alternate names? Why are two Jameses, two Simons, and two Judases necessary? And what does this fascinating list reveal about the kind of family Jesus was building? Here is the audio podcast (the Cold-Case Christianity Weekly Podcast is located on iTunes or our RSS Feed):
For more information about the reliability of the New Testament gospels and the case for Christianity, please read Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels. This book teaches readers ten principles of cold-case investigations and applies these strategies to investigate the claims of the gospel authors. The book is accompanied by an eight-session Cold-Case Christianity DVD Set (and Participant’s Guide) to help individuals or small groups examine the evidence and make the case.
