Claim: Saint Peter is referenced in Christian biblical canon.
Evidence: Saint Peter -LRB- Syriac/Aramaic : ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ , Shemayon Keppa , שמעון בר יונה , Πέτρος , according to the New Testament , was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ , leaders of the early Christian Great Church.
The New Testament or NT -LRB- Ἡ Καινὴ , Hē Kainḕ Diathḗkē ; Novum Testamentum -RRB- is the second major part of the Christian biblical canon , the first part being the Old Testament , based on the Hebrew Bible.