It was Peter who preached to the masses in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost following Jesus' ascension to heaven. His message is recorded in the New Testament of the Bible, the book of Acts, chapter 2. Peter is, also, the one who prompted the disciples to choose a replacement to take over the apostolic ministry of Judas Iscariot after Judas' betrayal of Christ Jesus.
It was, also, Peter who healed a man, who was over 40 years of age, who had been crippled from birth, with but the words, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.
Peter was called by the apostle Paul a "pillar" of the Church. It was, also, believed by the crowds that the mere casting of his shadow upon the sick was capable of bringing about miraculous healing.
His ministry was primarily to the Jews, as the apostle Paul's was to the Gentiles. After being imprisoned several times in Jerusalem because of his faith , Peter left with his wife and possibly others. It is believed that he ministered in Babylon to the Jewish colonists there. It is, also, believed to be his location when he wrote his first epistle 1 Peter. Peter eventually went to Rome.
While there, it is believed that John Mark the writer of the Gospel of Mark served as his translator as he preached. There is a Church tradition which says that "Mark the disciple and interpreter of the apostle Peter wrote a short gospel at the request of the brethren at Rome, embodying what he had heard Peter tell.
According to Church tradition, the Roman Emperor Nero, publicly announcing himself the chief enemy of God, was led in his fury to slaughter the Apostles. Because of this persecution, Peter was crucified upside down while in Rome. Concerning the last hours of his life, it is said that Peter, when seeing his own wife led out to die, rejoiced because of her summons and her return home.
He was one of the Twelve Apostles , one of the main disciples of Jesus who helped to spread Christianity. However, he denied knowing of Jesus three times the day before his crucifiction, as Jesus predicted, but he was the first man to go to the tomb of Jesus. In 30 AD, he became the first Pope , the leader of Christianity. He was responsible for the spread of the new religion, despite the Roman emperors' condemnation of those who were believers in the words of Jesus.
Peter was one of the men blamed for starting the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, and alongside Paul the Apostle , he was executed by crucifixion in His arms were outstretched, and he was crucified upside down at his request - he wished to suffer and be killed upside down so that he would not die in the same manner as his savior Jesus.
Peter is one of the best-known saints, due to his being the first Pope as well as due to his love of Jesus and guilt over his execution. Historica Wiki Explore. Main Page All Pages Community. The general atmosphere in Palestine when Peter reached his adult life in the mids of the 1st century A.
Indeed, we find more than once in the Gospels that the followers of Jesus, headed by Peter, attempted to force Jesus to accept the role of king. Even after the resurrection of Jesus, Peter and the others asked him when and how he would restore the kingdom of Israel.
It is certain that Peter's attachment to Jesus, at least in the beginning, was largely based on the persuasion that Jesus would indeed restore the kingdom of Israel and that Peter and the other Apostles would be leaders in the new era.
Peter and Andrew were among the first to be chosen by Jesus to be his close followers. Thereafter Peter accompanied Jesus everywhere. Jesus gave Peter the added name of Cephas, an Aramaic appellation meaning "rock. The Gospels differ as to when Jesus conferred this name on him. Throughout the public life of Jesus, Peter is represented in the Gospels as the spokesman and the principal member of Jesus' followers.
He is the first named in all the lists given of these followers and was present with a privileged few at special occasions: when Jesus brought the daughter of Jairus back to life; when Jesus had a special communication with Moses and Elias on Mt. Tabor; and in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night before Jesus died.
Peter was the first of the Apostles to see Jesus after his resurrection from the dead. Jesus, according to the Gospel, gave Peter special assignments, such as paying the tribute or tax to the authorities on behalf of Jesus and his group.
Jesus also said that he would build his new organization on Peter's leadership Matthew and entrusted his followers and believers to him John Many commentators have thrown doubt on the texts which ascribe this special role to Peter, but it is certain that the Gospels thus present Peter as the chosen leader. The same character is assigned to Peter in the Acts of the Apostles and in the few references which we find in Paul's letters.
Paul went to Jerusalem to see Peter and be approved by him. About 14 years later, it appears that Peter headed the Christian evangelization of the Jews, in distinction to Paul, who preached to the Gentiles, and to James, who was bishop of Jerusalem. In the early days after the death of Jesus, Peter is presented in the Acts again as the leader of Jesus' followers. The Jewish Sanhedrin treated him as the leader, and he preached the first mass appeal to the Jerusalemites about Jesus.
He also directed the economic life of the Christian community and decided who would be admitted to it. About 49, when the Christians faced their first major decision—whether to admit non-Jews to their group—it was Peter who received guidance from God and made a positive decision accepted by all the other followers of Jesus present.
That there was a difference of opinion concerning doctrinal matters between himself and Paul is beyond doubt. Paul, besides, reproached Peter for a certain insincerity and even manifested independence from Peter. We are told of various missionary trips which Peter undertook in order to preach about Jesus. He was finally imprisoned by Herod and released miraculously by an angel.
He then "departed and went to another place" Acts After 49, we have no direct record in the Acts about Peter, and we have to rely on external testimony. From all we can learn and surmise, it does appear that Peter occupied a position of importance in Rome and was martyred there under the rule of Nero The earliest testimony comes from a letter of Clement written about the year 96 in Rome.
A letter of Ignatius of Antioch died ca.
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