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Here, Paul apparently follows an early tradition that Peter was the first to see the risen Christ, [34] which, however, did not seem to have survived to the time when the gospels were written. [90] In John's gospel, Peter is the first person to enter the empty tomb, although the women and the beloved disciple see it before him. [91]
First Epistle of Peter "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ" Simon Peter: Maybe Simon Peter "To the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia" [3] Second Epistle of Peter "Sim(e)on Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ" Simon Peter: Not Simon Peter: To all Christians [4] First Epistle of John: anonymous ...
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 inclusionary Catholic version proposes a common priesthood that is different from both Holy Orders and the priesthood of Christ. The exclusionary version, elaborated in the theology of Martin Luther , Henry VIII , Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin , became prominent as a tenet of Protestant Christian doctrine, though the exact meaning of the ...
1 Peter 4:6: "For this is the reason the gospel was proclaimed even to the dead, so that, though they had been judged in the flesh as everyone is judged, they might live in the spirit as God does." Theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar sees parallels with Mark 3:24: "If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house ...
Some Anglican and Lutheran churches celebrate the Feast of the Confession of St. Peter on 18 January. [8] 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 ...
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").
Latter-day Saints assert that modern day revelation has clarified and confirmed the Biblical accounts that during the three days between his death and resurrection, Christ "went and preached unto the spirits in prison" (1 Peter 3:19, see also 1 Peter 4:6), at which time he also commissioned other spirits to "go forth and carry the light of the ...