Two thousand years ago, twelve ordinary men followed a teacher from Nazareth. They were not kings, scholars, or powerful leaders. They were fishermen, laborers, and a tax collector-simple men living under Roman rule in the land of Judea.

Yet through their faith, courage, and sacrifice, they helped change the course of human history.

In The 12 That Changed the World: Disciples, authors George D. Goodrich IV and Christine Goodrich explore the lives of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ from their earliest beginnings to the moment they carried the gospel across the world.

This powerful and historically grounded book tells the story of: