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In the New Testament, which some call the New Law or "New Greek Testament", [4] Matthew 16:16–18 [5] reports that Jesus changed Simon's name to Peter. Elsewhere in Scripture such a name change always denotes some change in status (e.g., Abram to Abraham, or Jacob to Israel). In the gospels, Peter is shown as a close associate of Jesus.
Augustine: "The account here of the two disciples on the Jordan, who follow Christ (before he had gone into Galilee) in obedience to John’s testimony; viz. of Andrew bringing his brother Simon to Jesus, who gave him, on this occasion, the name of Peter; disagrees considerably with the account of the other Evangelists, viz. that our Lord found ...
James Tabor, in his controversial book The Jesus Dynasty, suggests that Simon was the son of Mary and Clophas. [7] While Robert Eisenman suggests he was Simon Cephas (Simon the Rock), known in Greek as Peter (from petros "rock"), who led the Jewish Christian community after the death of James in 62 CE. [8]
Simon Peter is portrayed by Royal Dano in the 1961 American film King of Kings. Simon Peter is portrayed by Gary Raymond in the 1965 American film The Greatest Story Ever Told. Simon Peter is portrayed by James Farentino in the 1977 British-Italian miniseries Jesus of Nazareth. Simon Peter is portrayed by Niko Nitai in the 1979 American film Jesus.
And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was called the Zealot, and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a ...
Simon Peter, better known as Saint Peter, also known as Peter the Apostle, Cephas, and Simon bar Jonah (Simon son of Jonah), foremost disciple of Jesus (Matthew 4:18ff). [1] [8] [9] The author of 2 Peter also calls himself 'Simon' or 'Simeon Peter', [7] although the true authorship is disputed.
Peter answered: 'God's Messiah.' Jesus selects Peter: Matthew 16:17–19. Jesus replied: 'Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
Mark does not explain why Jesus gave Simon the name Peter, meaning rock. Matthew 16:18 has his naming in connection with the church and John 1:42 has it relate to his character. It could also have an ironic meaning, as even Peter denies Jesus in the end. [24] Philip and Andrew are both Greek names, also Thaddaeus and Lebbaeus. Some Jews ...