1. introduction

2. 1. Apostles knew Jesus & had direct and personal contact 2. Apostles claimed to see Jesus after his death (Pentecost – 50 days after Passover) 3.Why could the Apostles not have lied about the Resurrection?

3. Comes from scripture, history and Church tradition… 1. Peter – crucified in Rome on “X” cross 2. Matthew – nailed to ground/beheaded 3. James – thrown 100’ from Temple/survived/ beaten to death with clubs 4.Mark – dragged by horses

4. 5. Thomas – stabbed to death with spear 6. Bartholomew – flayed to death with a whip 7. Jude Thaddaeus – killed with arrows 8. John – boiled in oil/lived/sent to the salt mines on Patmos/only to die of natural causes

5. Read pages 14 (right) to 15 (left) 1. Sacred Scripture 2. Sacraments 3. Prayer 4. Others