2 Peter 1: 3-11

The first step in the interpretive journey process is to take the text and search for the original situation surrounding it and to search for how the text was interpreted by the biblical audience, thus grasping the text in their town. First Peter was written in Rome from “the late A.D. 50s or early 60s.” Apostle Peter wrote 1 Peter as a letter addressing the Christians in the Asia Minor who where undergoing persecution, to encourage them and to teach them “holy conduct” that they should practice during this time of suffering. The meaning for the biblical audience was intended to remind them to put their

I will be writing this essay over the apostle Peter. Over the course of this essay I hope to show you the wonderful things that the apostle Peter did for this world in the name of The Lord and how his actions helped shape this world to be what it is today. The reason I chose to use Peter as my character of the Bible in this essay is that I feel that I can relate to Peter in quite a few ways. To name a few, the first is that Peter had a temper and it got him into trouble at times. I can relate to that. Second, I feel that he was looked down upon by other apostles and people from his home; I have struggled with feeling like I was looked down upon, feeling like I let people down, and feeling like I just wasn’t worthy of the position I have.

As with any interpretation of a passage of Scripture, the proper interpretation of Philippians 2:2-11is relied on accurate examination of its context. Paul wrote this letter to the Philippians to thank them for the gift, in which was sent to him by Epaphroditus while in prison. Although most scholars have argued that the current Epistle to the Philippians was basically several separate letters, based on different tones throughout the chapters, in 2:2 it clearly associates the first chapter of the Philippians with the second. The direct context of Philippians 2:2-11 is the sermon to unity found in Philippians 1:27-30. With this, we see Paul urging the Philippians to essentially live as citizens who are worthy of the gospel. He then continued this theme into chapter two where he continued to advise the Philippians to humility.

While both books of Mark and Matthew portray Peter as one of the most important followers of Jesus, Mark seems to emphasize Jesus' spiritual career unlike the broad, more in-depth pursuit of Jesus' life that Matthew embellishes on. As both Jesus' student and friend, Peter is the one disciple most commonly referred to in the stories. Yet the two passages seem to draw different pictures of Jesus' distinguished disciple. In Matthew, Peter seems to play a larger role in Jesus' teachings and seems more significant to Jesus throughout the book. In Mark, he is still important, but to a lesser extent in the eyes of the author. Mark leaves Peter out of a few of the stories altogether and only touches

Wiarda, T. is Professor of New Testament Studies at Gateway Theological Seminary and has published works on the Gospels and Peter. This article focuses upon Peter as portrayed in the Gospel of John and the atonement. It focuses in upon three episodes that feature Peter; the foot washing, Peter’s denial of Jesus, and the attack upon the high priest’s servant. There is also a section where the author writes about the Peter episodes and atonement theology but the section that deals with the washing of the disciple’s feet is important because it gives a theological perspective about Peter and what he was thinking during this time. The author draw attention to the fact that Peter resists Jesus washing his feet. “That Peter resists Jesus is one of

In the Book of 2 Peter, Simon Peter outlines the ways of false teachings, the coming of Christ, and becoming more like Christ. Peter used this letter to tell Christians to be on guard and to grow in grace.

Introduction Peter the Disciple is believed to be born about 1 BC. He was a fisherman before he met Jesus. Peter was more out spoken, so he was usually the “spokesman”. But Peter tended to say some of the wrong things at the wrong time, but God still had a plan for him.

In my opinion, Peter was the perfect man for Jesus to choose as his first disciple. Peter was a fisherman by trade, therefore, Peter knew exactly what faith was. Day by day, Peter and other fisherman, threw out empty nets into the water, not knowing if the area surrounding them had fish in the water or not. They did so anyways, in the hope of catching a few fish. After a full night of unsuccessful fishing, Peter was tired and hungry. The people around him were talking about Jesus, hgis teachings, and all of the wonderful things he has done. (Luke 4) In those days, the people usually heard a sermon in the synagogue. However, everywhere Jesus went, people crowded around him to see the next miracle he would make happen, or hear his teachings for

Peter is an example to the call of discipleship in every church today. According to Rod Dempsey in his chapter Discipleship Is… Knowing the Centrality of the Church, “the church must be in the absolute middle of God’s global plan of making disciples”. In Matthew 16:18 Jesus says, “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it.” First, the church is yet in existence. This is something that is coming. We see the church coming to formation powerfully as soon as Peter preaches his first gospel message. Also notice that Jesus is the one who builds the church. And the mission of the church is to have an impact against the kingdom of darkness. We see the early church

Upon reviewing the three Synoptic Gospels it seems that the Gospel of Peter shows no knowledge of the special material distinctive to each of the four gospels now in the New Testament. It is possible that the Gospel of Peter used a source similar to that preserved independently in Mark and John to help develop his Gospel. The basic stories underlying the accounts of the trial death and resurrection are likely from an even older source. In fact, these stories are closely tied to certain accounts and fragments that are found in the gospels of the New Testament (Matt. 27:51-54, 62-66; 28:2-4; Mark 9:2-8). Another difference or addition to these original accounts are in relation to the exoneration of Pilate, the Roman procurator who had Jesus killed. These additions are only present in the Gospel of Peter and seem to be secondary additions to the primitive narratives, likely because the Jesus movement was beginning to oppose the Jewish

Peter’s death foretold The gospel of John contains a passage which speaks directly to Peter’s martyrdom. Peter is called to die at the hands of persecution to glorify God. John 21:18-19 records that Jesus told Peter that he would have to suffer and die to glorify God. It records that Jesus said to Peter: Truly, truly, I say to you . . .

Therefore, Peter flees town due to all the threats; whereupon, Jesus then appears to him and gives the impression He wants Peter to return. Specifically, the importance of Jesus appearance to Peter is crucial; since due to Jesus, the crucifixion of Peter takes place. Plausibly, with Jesus acknowledgement, Peter is put to death for his belief in celibacy. This startling occurrence is mind-boggling and dramatic! Jesus noticeably inspires Peter to die for this belief; for indeed, Peter goes back to Rome ‘rejoicing,’ and then is crucified. In the end, there is no adequate reason why Peter would go through the dreadful act of crucifixion, for the extreme idea of total chastity/celibacy; unless this teaching came directly from Jesus that taught Peter the real significance of

He did not criticize Peter for his outburst or ignore him. Instead he loved him without condition, allowing Peter to express what was on his mind. When we feel safe, we often reveal our truest natures. As Christ revealed his own humility by washing the disciples’ feet, Peter revealed

The book of 1 Peter was written by Peter between the times of 60-65 AD. The theme of this book is suffering and persecution through the true Christian faith. The suffering, dying and resurrection of Christ were explained by Peter for the purpose of spreading the Word, that Christians are redeemed by the precious Blood of Jesus Christ. During a time of Christian persecution, Peter was teaching people not to render evil for evil, to foster brotherly love, and to be a blessing to others as the blessing will be inherited. Peter instructed people to live as they were told, "A Holy Life", just as Jesus lived.

Peter whose name means “Rock” is a true definition of denying self and running into the fire for the cause of Christ. Simone Peter is the author of 2nd Peter. He wrote this book and was a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ. The Epistle of Peter, also known as 2nd Peter was written somewhere between 64 A.D and 66 AD. Peter believed his death was near and inevitable during the time of his writings. 2nd Peter is different from 1st epistle that was written. Peters communication was to strengthen the church in his first letters. His second epistle was dedicated to warning of false teachers, and those who were in the church as well. It is believed that these writings were written near the end of Peters life. The intended audience for Peter was Asia Minor. The purpose of 2nd Peter was to call to Christian growth, condemnation of false teachers, the persecution and sufferings and having confidence in Christ return. There are similarities between the book of Jude. (Jude 4 – 18 and 2nd Peter 2).