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| Author: Pope Benedict Xvi
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 1908
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 1592764053
Dewey Decimal Number: 226.092
EAN: 9781592764051
ASIN: 1592764053
Publication Date: July 20, 2007
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 A "Must Read" book May 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pope Benedict XVI does a beautiful easy to understand in depth look into the apostles. He pulls from Scripture and opens up insights into their lives and personalities as only one guided by the Holy Spirit can do.
The reader benefits from his gifts as teacher and scholar, which he uses to meet us at the place of knowledge where we are, and raise us up to a greater understanding of these 12 disciples/apostles of Christ.
 A Puff Piece April 20, 2008
0 out of 47 found this review helpful
Having read that Benedict XVI was a scholar and theologian, The Apostles was unexpected. This book adds nothing to the field of scholarship on the apostles. It's a puff piece to substantiate authoritarian dogma.
Excellent book April 13, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is excellent. It is a compliations of many of the Pope's Wednesday audience messages related to the Apostles. It is a must buy if any person interested to know the "portfolio" of all the apostles.
Written with Authority March 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pope Benedict is a difficult read. He is a deep thinker and uses long words with lots of consonants to make his points. This volume, however, is easier than most of his writings and is a clear and concise description of the Apostle and a few major disciples mentioned in the Bible. He makes a special point to note prominent female disciples. He doesn't argue the contradition where St. Paul praises Phoebe the "deaconess" yet later refuses the women of Corinth the right to teach. I would have loved to hear his words on the matter as I have read Protestant authors explain Paul's letter as being for specific Churches and not to be taken generally for all Churches.
Origins of the Holy Church March 10, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
The Apostles by Benedict XVI is a collection of some of the General Audiences given by Benedict XVI which deal with the origins of the Catholic Church (the full title of the book is The Origins of the Church, the Apostles, and Their Co-Workers). The book provides a look at the founding of the church by Christ and an examination of the apostles and some of the important early figures within the church. Because it is a collection of general audiences the book lacks the sort of opening or conclusions that one would expect from a typical book; however, the collected audiences hold together very well.
Readers are given an excellent taste of the Pope's brilliant analysis. This book is great for Catholics who do not read a lot of theology. The Pope's books, generally speaking, are not beach reads and require a lot of time and thought; however, the subject matter in this book is presented in a much simpler fashion making it an excellent choice for those who aren't used to reading theological works. A simple style is not the same thing as simple minded though, so even veteran readers of theology will find this book to be enjoyable.
This book will make a great addition to any Catholic's personal library, whether that library is a whole room of books or a single shelf.
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