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For instance, there are similarities between 1 Peter and Peter's speeches in the Biblical book of Acts, [14] allusions to several historical sayings of Jesus indicative of eyewitness testimony (e.g., compare Luke 12:35 with 1 Peter 1:13, Matthew 5:16 with 1 Peter 2:12, and Matthew 5:10 with 1 Peter 3:14), [15] and early attestation of Peter's ...
The Acts of Peter is one of the earliest of the apocryphal Acts of the Apostles in Christianity, dating to the late 2nd century AD.The majority of the text has survived only in the Latin translation of the Codex Vercellensis, under the title Actus Petri cum Simone ("Act of Peter with Simon").
Only Simon Peter answers him: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God". [1] [15] Only in Matthew 16:17 Jesus blesses Peter for his answer, and later indicates this revelation is the foundational rock of the Church. This begins with:
The Pillar New Testament Commentary (or PNTC) is a series of commentaries in English on the New Testament. It is published by the William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. [1] Expanding during the last twenty years and already being revised, this series seems designed for students and pastors. [2]
Nor must we think that Peter first received his name on the occasion mentioned in Matthew, when our Lord says, Thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build My Church; (Mat. 16:18) but rather when our Lord says, Thou shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone."
Book I, Chapter 13: Concerning the fathers who wrought wonderful works: Sayings 614–630 Book I, Chapter 14: Concerning the greatness of the solitary life: Sayings 631–635 Book II, Chapters 1–15: Questions and answers on the ascetic rule: Sayings 1–539 Book II, Chapters 16–17: Questions and answers by the fathers and monks: Sayings 540 ...
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Popularity achieved its zenith in the late 1950s and early 1960s. [4] In the 1959 competition, there were 2000 participating teams and 7000 spectators. [5] One of the unusual features of early Youth for Christ Bible quizzing was the challenge to participants to jump to their feet from a sitting position to win the right to answer each question.