Peter
Subtitle: apostle for the whole church
By: Pheme Perkins.
Edition: 1st Fortress Press ed.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Subjects: Peter, the Apostle, Saint.; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Description: Perkins describes the search for the historical Peter, and the influence his image has had, in Roman Catholic and Protestant ecumenical discussions. Pointing to portrayals of Peter in the Pauline and Johannine traditions, the synoptic Gospels, and the Book of Acts, Perkins argues that precisely because there is no single Petrine tradition in the New Testament, the apostle might serve as a unifying figure for incongruous forms of Christianity. Perkins argues that Peter should be viewed as a harmonizing figure who captures the Christian imagination not only because he is the most prominent of Jesus' disciples, but also because his weaknesses and strengths present a character accessible to the average Christian.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and indexes.
Originally published: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1994, in series: Studies on personalities of the New Testament.