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Sir Peter Brian Medawar OM CH CBE FRS (/ ˈ m ɛ d ə w ər /; 28 February 1915 – 2 October 1987) [1] was a British biologist and writer, whose works on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance have been fundamental to the medical practice of tissue and organ transplants.
Peter Eric Enns (born January 2, 1961) is an American Biblical scholar and theologian. He has written widely on hermeneutics , Christianity and science , historicity of the Bible , and Old Testament interpretation.
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.
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος , Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra , the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah . [ 1 ]
Peter David Dykstra (March 2, 1957 — July 31, 2024) was an American Greenpeace activist and a CNN environment correspondent. [1] Early life and education.
Peter Anthony Scott Farquhar (3 January 1946 – 26 October 2015) was a British teacher of English who taught at Manchester Grammar School and Stowe School. He later lectured at Buckingham University .
Peter Paul Cetera Jr. (/ s ə ˈ t ɛr ə / sə-TERR-ə; born September 13, 1944) [1] is a retired American musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist for the American rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985. [1] [2] [3] His career as a recording artist encompasses 17 studio albums with Chicago [4] and eight ...
The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Peter's first words to the risen Christ during their encounter along the Appian Way. According to the apocryphal Acts of Peter ( Vercelli Acts XXXV; late 2nd century AD), [ 1 ] as Peter flees from crucifixion in Rome at the hands of the government, he meets the risen Jesus along ...