James, 1-2 Peter, Jude Resources

Websites

St. Peter's Basilica

Even if he didn't really write those Bible books, Peter is still a pretty big deal. This incredible church located in Vatican City is named for Jesus' right-hand man, and it's also said to be the final resting place of his bones. We'd say they got the Peter-loving market cornered.

Movie or TV Priductions

The Big Fisherman

A movie about the life of Peter after the death of Jesus. Oh, the adventures!

James, Brother of Jesus

This Discovery Channel special, which aired in 2004, presented evidence about a tomb found in Israel that some claim belonged to James himself. One of the guys who found the tomb was later arrested charged with forgery. Even if the tomb was for real, most scholars agree that there's no way of really knowing if it was actually James's final resting place.

Left Behind: The Movie

Staring born-again Christian actor Kirk Cameron, this movie portrays a modern-day, biblically-inspired end of the world. James, Peter, and Jude would definitely be buying tickets to see this.

Historical Documents

The Epistle of James

The New Revised Standard Version of this letter-rific biblical classic.

The First Epistle of Peter

The first installment in the stuff-Peter-might-have-thought series.

The Second Epistle of Peter

The thrilling conclusion.

The Epistle of Jude

And last but not least, Jude. He's may be small, but he's not forgotten.

Video

Smart Guys Talk Peter

This section of an open course at Yale University is devoted to Peter's views on the coming apocalypse. Only a couple thousand years late, Peter.

More Smart Guys Talking Jude

Another Yale open course. This time it's about Jude's thoughts on the end.

Peter's Bones

In 2013, the Vatican put what are believed to be Peter's bones on display for the first time ever. The outside of the box literally says "Peter is here." Handy.

Images

The Roman Empire

A map of all the places that Christians called home…and got oppressed by the Romans.

Hipster Luther

Hey, man. Stop trash-talking James.

James the Just

Yeah, he's kind of a big deal.

Simon Peter

Writing biblical books is serious business.