Simon Peter in Scripture and Memory

Author: Markus Bockmuehl
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 144123960X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
After Jesus, Peter is the most frequently mentioned individual both in the Gospels and in the New Testament as a whole. He was the leading disciple, the "rock" on which Jesus would build his church. How can we know so little about this formative figure of the early church? World-renowned New Testament scholar Markus Bockmuehl introduces the New Testament Peter by asking how first- and second-century sources may be understood through the prism of "living memory" among the disciples of the apostolic generation and the students of those disciples. He argues that early Christian memory of Peter underscores his central role as a bridge-building figure holding together the diversity of first-century Christianity. Drawing on more than a decade of research, Bockmuehl applies cutting-edge scholarship to the question of the history and traditions of this important but strangely elusive figure. Bockmuehl provides fresh insight into the biblical witness and early Christian tradition that New Testament students and professors will value.

Simon Peter in Scripture and Memory

Author: Markus N. A. Bockmuehl
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781441258724
Category : Apostles
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
A world-class scholar argues that early Christian memory of Peter underscores his central role as a bridge-building figure holding together the diversity of first-century Christianity.

Holy Bible (NIV)

Author: Various Authors,
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310294142
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 6637

Book Description
The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

Saint Peter

Author: Martin Hengel
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802827187
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Many biblical scholars treat the apostle Peter as a vague figure in the early church and regard the early tradition as something that cannot be trusted. In Saint Peter: The Underestimated Apostle Martin Hengel rejects the common minimalist view about Peter s role in the Scriptures and in the early church. Arguing that Peter is wrongly underappreciated, Hengel shows that Peter was, in fact, central to developing both the Jewish and Gentile Christian missions. / Though Hengel s work rests on meticulous scholarship, it is written in a manner that any interested reader will find clear and enlightening.

Peter in the New Testament

Author: Raymond E. Brown
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1579109144
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
The role of Peter has remained one of the most sensitive and divisive areas of New Testament inquiry, particularly because of its implications for the position of the papacy in Christendom. Now, under ecumenical sponsorship, a notable group of Protestant and Roman Catholic New Testament scholars have sat down together over a period of nearly two years to study this matter in the light of modern biblical criticism - surely a firstÓ in cooperative ventures since the Reformation. The results of their joint study, concisely presented in a form intelligible to the interested reader, are significant both in terms of what can be known with assurance about the historical career of Peter, and still more with regard to the development of the images of Peter after his death. This study, which moves the discussion beyond many old impasses, has biblical, theological, and ecumenical implications for all Christian churches.

Simon Peter

Author: Charles Seymour Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apostles
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description

A Fragile Stone

Author: Michael Card
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830874232
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
A Fragile Stone explores the dynamic life of the apostle Peter, revisiting well-known passages and revealing unexpected insights. Author Michael Card sketches out Peter’s life, showing how the impetuous fisherman of the Gospels was transformed into the pivotal leader of the early church.

The Remembered Peter

Author: Markus N. A. Bockmuehl
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161505805
Category : Apostles
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Collection of texts partly published previously, all rev. and updated.

Simon Peter

Author: Adam Hamilton
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1501845993
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
He left everything to follow his teacher and possessed a passion that would change the world. That’s one way to describe Peter. Here’s another: poor, uneducated, quick-tempered, and full of doubts and fears. Doesn’t even sound like the same man. And that’s the point of Simon Peter, a new book and six-week adult Bible study by Adam Hamilton. Peter was just an ordinary guy who heard and followed God’s extraordinary call. Discover how you, too, have special gifts, talents, and abilities that God can use to make a difference today. In addition to the Leader Guide and DVD components for adult studies, corresponding youth and children’s resources, sold separately, can be used to create a churchwide study. Chapters Include: The Call of the Fisherman Walking with Jesus in the Storm Bedrock or Stumbling Block? “I Will Not Deny You” From Cowardice to Courage The Rest of the Story

Simon, Who Is Called Peter

Author: Mackenzie Mulligan
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 162564535X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 139

Book Description
When we read the Bible as a parable, as a series of object lessons told merely to prove a point, we miss something. When we treat the people within the Bible as mere "characters" in a story, we lose something incredibly important. Object lessons are clean and simple. People, on the other hand, are messy and complicated. When we look at the life of Simon Peter, we see one of the messiest people in the entire New Testament. Peter walked on water and sank into the waves. He proclaimed who Jesus was and completely missed the point. He pledged his undying devotion to Christ, and even drew a sword in defense of his Lord, and then he abandoned Jesus and denied him three times. Peter is also the rock on which Christ would build his church--the same church of which Paul says we are a part. So come. Walk with Peter. Fish with him. Follow a strange rabbi, though it might cost you everything. Walk on water, though you might sink. Go to Jerusalem, though death awaits you. Stand with Peter as God uses him to build his church, and watch that church grow.