The cry of the rooster was one of the most familiar sounds in the life cycle of a first-century person, as common as the ...

The chief priests sent an armed crowd to arrest Jesus. They were obviously expecting trouble from the disciples. One of them (identified as Peter in John’s Gospel) drew his sword and cut off the ...

The twelve disciples were Peter, James (Jesus’ brother), John ... Herod Agrippa would have James executed by the sword sometime around 44 CE. Traditionally, it is held that James’ body ...

Peter was indignant and shrugged off the suggestion that he would be disloyal. He argued that he would be prepared to die with Jesus, and the rest of the disciples said they would face death too.