Search results
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").
30 kwi 2023 · As far as we know, Peter and Paul died in Rome in the mid 60s. According to most scholars the Book of Acts is dated to 80+, sometimes as late as 120. Given how often the book mentions Peter and especially Paul, you'd expect there to be at least one verse about their ultimate fate.
And when Peter heard this of the lad, he was strengthened yet more in soul by the help of the Lord; and Peter said unto the people: Ye men of Rome, it is thus that the dead are raised up, thus do they converse, thus do they arise and walk, and live so long time as God willeth.
Although the character of Peter does significantly develop from Luke’s Gospel to Acts, thereby highlighting the transformative power of the gospel, Peter remains a largely static character within the book of Acts itself.
The image of Peter as the staunch defender of truth can be seen in one key theme depicted in the narrative—namely, Peter’s disputation with a man named Simon, likely the same Simon who was from Samaria and who had attempted to buy the priesthood from Peter in Acts 8.
22 kwi 2015 · The content of these speeches show that Holy Spirit empowered witness to the facts of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection have no substitute, and that the methods and the message are God-ordained.. The five speeches: Just after Pentecost (Acts 2:14-39) Temple Beggar (Acts 3:11-4:4) After his first Arrest (Acts 4:8-12)
9 paź 2024 · For approximately 15 years after the Resurrection, the figure of Peter dominated the community. He presided over the appointment of St. Matthias as an apostle (Acts 1:23–26) to take the place of Judas, who had betrayed Christ and later died.
