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Christianity. Who Killed The Apostles?
O f the original apostles, only one, John died of old age. Scripture has few details about the deaths of the others. James was the first apostle to be martyred when he was beheaded by Herod Agrippa to please the Jews and appease the Romans.
In fact, many were killed by the Romans or to placate the Romans. Roman law allowed conquered peoples to continue to practice their religions as long as they…