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St. Peter's BasilicaChurch of St. Peter. Saint Peter[note 1](died AD 64–68),[1]also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas,[6]was one of the Twelve Apostlesof Jesus Christand one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospelsas well as the ...
The First Epistle of Peter[ a] is a book of the New Testament. The author presents himself as Peter the Apostle. The ending of the letter includes a statement that implies that it was written from “ Babylon ”, which may be a reference to Rome. The letter is addressed to the "chosen pilgrims of the diaspora" in Asia Minor suffering religious ...
t. e. 2 Peter, also known as the Second Epistle of Peter and abbreviated as 2 Pet., [a] is an epistle of the New Testament written in Koine Greek. It identifies the author as "Simon Peter" (in some translations, 'Simeon' or 'Shimon'), a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ" ( 2 Peter 1:1 ). The epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter ...
t. e. The Apocalypse of Peter, [note 1] also called the Revelation of Peter, is an early Christian text of the 2nd century and a work of apocalyptic literature. It is the earliest-written extant document depicting a Christian version of heaven and hell in detail. The Apocalypse of Peter is influenced by both Jewish apocalyptic literature and ...
The Gospel of Peter explicitly claims to be the work of Saint Peter : And I with my companions was grieved; and being wounded in mind we hid ourselves: — Gospel of Peter, 7. But I Simon Peter and Andrew my brother took our nets and went to the sea; — Gospel of Peter, 14. According to bible scholar Craig Blomberg, the Gospel of Peter is ...
The Evangelical Dictionary of Theology illustrates the leading role that Peter played among the Apostles, speaking up on matters that concern them all, being called by Jesus by a name linking him with the rock on which Jesus would build his church, being charged with pastoring the flock of Christ, and taking the leading role in the initial church as described in the Acts of the Apostles.
The author of the First Epistle of Peter identifies himself in the opening verse as "Peter, an apostle of Jesus", and the view that the epistle was written by St. Peter is attested to by a number of Church Fathers: Irenaeus (140–203), Tertullian (150–222), Clement of Alexandria (155–215) and Origen of Alexandria (185–253).
The Confession of Peter is the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, actually an octave rather than a week, and was originally known as the Octave of Christian Unity. It is an international Christian ecumenical observance that began in 1908. It spans from 18 January to 25 January (the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul ).