{"id":1787,"date":"2024-05-24T18:44:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/disciples-fates-jesus-apostles-deaths\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T14:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:43:42","slug":"disciples-fates-jesus-apostles-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/disciples-fates-jesus-apostles-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Come morirono i 12 apostoli? Ogni apostolo, le fonti e l'ordine della loro morte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Of the Twelve, the New Testament tells us how only two died. Judas Iscariot hanged himself, and Herod Agrippa I had James son of Zebedee killed with the sword in AD 44. For the rest we depend on early tradition, which says that Peter was crucified in Rome under Nero, that most of the others died as martyrs, and that John lived to old age at Ephesus. Every one of these men had run away once. On the night Jesus\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scripture records only two apostles&#039; deaths, Judas and James son of Zebedee; tradition says most others were martyred and John died old at Ephesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-history"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2832,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/jesus-disciples-age\/","url_meta":{"origin":1787,"position":0},"title":"How Old Were the Disciples of Jesus? 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