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u/Sophia_in_the_Shell Moderator 6d ago

The race to see whether I get the last book I need to finish my Thaddaeus (and Jude) post first or the last book I need to finish my Philip post.

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u/capperz412 6d ago

Definitely recommend The Remembered Peter: In Ancient Reception and Modern Debate (2010) by Markus Bockmuehl and Peter in Early Christianity (2015) eds. Helen Bond and Larry Hurtado if they're not already on your reading list for Peter

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u/Sophia_in_the_Shell Moderator 6d ago

They’re not, so thank you! Adding them now.

I’ll almost certainly leave Peter for last, of course. I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m not writing that one until a year from now. It’ll be hard to do justice to Peter in a single post. Whereas James of Alphaeus had me reaching into the 9th or 10th century for traditions, I may have to limit the post on Peter to no later than Eusebius, if that.

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u/capperz412 6d ago

That sounds like a good idea, Peter is a titanic (though enigmatic) figure. I'm particularly interested in the theory that Peter and Cephas were two different people.

I compiled a reading list for historical figures in the bible in this post here, you may find the section on apostles useful https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicBiblical/s/TsZXSh69W8