Why were the disciples so cowardly?

Bad fiction will always be bad fiction. And the gospels are the worst.

Watch the 'christians' come back with the idea that they all died for their beliefs.

The problem is that only two deaths of the disciples are mentioned in the bible.

All the others are people who wrote about the supposed events centuries later.

There weren't any stinking disciples when Jesus gave his Beatitudes speech at the various cardinal points in the Holy Land.

Jesus acquired his drinking buddies (in the story) about 90 years after he was long gone.

Ponder that, and if not, ponder the logistics of 12 disciples and the supplies needed for the encampments.

to Wu: The gospels WERE NOT written centuries after the events. in fact just the opposite: the gospels were eyewitness accounts ( which has more weight than other types of accounts of events) WITHIN 70 years of the actual events. This makes the gospels more reliable than many ancient writing such as the accounts of the life of Socrates and Plato, which most believe verbatum, which were written CENTURIES after their lives.

Sir,

How You Mentioned As Cowardly The Disciples.?

Jesus told them not to defend him, and they obeyed him. He also supposedly re-attached a severed ear. OK, sure.

And to two of the above answers, Jesus was arrested by Jewish (Temple) soldiers, not Romans. (Why people don't actually read their Bible, I'll never know).

They were followers, not leaders.

And the force was not with them.

That's what christians are. They hide behind a book and expect someone else to do everything for them.

Yeah, it is kinda strange how they

grew testicles *after* he was dead.

Must've been late bloomers.

I think they were all co-dependent

on good ol' JC...

Peter seemed pretty bold.

He apparently drew a gladius and began to fight, until Jesus told him to put it up.

times were cruel