Peter
- Hisrory or St. Perer TILL THE ASCENSION. 1, Names of St. Peter. 2. Family, home, education. 3. The call of Christ to (i.) friendship; (iL) disciple- ship ; (iii.) apostleship. ἃ, St. Peter as the Lord's companion (the Confession and the Promise). 5. The week before the Passion. 6. The Resurrection. Il. History or St. Perer AFTER THe Ascension, in THB NT. 1. The Church at Jerusalem (Ac 1!-8}), 2. The Church of Palestine (Ac 8-931), 8. The Church of the world (Ac 92 and onwards, with other notices in NT). 4. Theology of St. Peter's speeches in the Acta. IIL, St. Perer iy Curistian Trapirion, 1. St. Peter's early life. 2. St. Peter in connexion with the Syrian Antioch. 3. St. Peter in connexion with Asia Minor (Pontus, ete.). 4. St. Peter in connexion with Babylon, 5. St. Peter in connexion with Rome. 6. Chronological notices in (i.) the Chronicon of Euse- bius ; (ii.) the Liber Pontijicalis. 7. The burial-places of St. Peter, and memorial days. 8. The ‘Acts of Peter’ (Gnostic, Catholic). The Quo vadis legend. 9, The Clementine literature. 10, Non-canonical writings bearing St. Peter’s name: (i.) the Gospel; (ii.) the Preaching; (iii.) the Apocalypse ; (iv.) the Judgment; (v.) the Letter to James. IV. RecoNSTRUCTION OF THE LATER History or St. Perer. 1, St. Peter’s visit to Rome, and martyrdom there. 2. The Simonian legend. 8. Lhe period between the ‘Council’ at Jerusalem and St. Peter's arrival at Rome. I. History oF ST. PETER TILL THE ASCEN-
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Peter
(a rock or stone). The original name of this disciple was Simon, i.e. “hearer.” He was the son of a man named Jonas, (Matthew 16:17; John 1:42; 21:16) and was brought up in his father’s occupation, that of a fisherman. He and his brother Andrew were partners of John end James, the sons of Zebedee, who had hired servants. Peter did not live, as a mere laboring man, in a hut by the seaside, but first at Bethsaida, and afterward in a house at Capernaum belonging to himself or his mother-in-law, which must have been rather a large one, since he received in it not only our Lord and his fellow disciples, but multitudes who were attracted by the miracles and preaching of Jesus. Peter was probably between thirty and forty pears of age at the date of his call. That call was preceded by a special preparation. Peter and his brother Andrew, together with their partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were disciples of John the Baptist when he was first called by our Lord. The particulars of this are related with graphic minuteness by St. John. It was upon this occasion that Jesus gave Peter…
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