Absence of any recantation tradition for Peter, James, or Paul — an argument from silence that is evidentially significant given second-century apologetic engagement

There is not a single historical source — Christian or non-Christian — that suggests Peter, James, or Paul ever recanted their resurrection claims. This is evidentially significant because second-century opponents of Christianity were actively attacking it and would have used such evidence if it existed. Reading second-century apologetics (e.g., Justin Martyr's Apology) reveals the actual anti-Christian arguments of the period — and recantation is never among them. Multiple streams of history confirm willingness to die; zero streams suggest recantation.