The First Epistle Of Peter

Peter, one of the most important disciples in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, is portrayed as Jesus’ acquaintance and pupil; as well as one of Jesus’ most important followers. Both of the Gospels seem to portray Peter in similar ways, yet they draw different images of the disciple. In the Gospel of Matthew, Peter has a much larger appearance in the teachings of Jesus and becomes more significant to Jesus throughout the Christian doctrine. However, in Mark, the author portrays Peter as a much lesser character in the life of Jesus and even leaves Peter out of some of the stories till the end of the book. Each Gospel portrays a slightly different picture of Peter’s personality and role.

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

Yet only in Matthew does Peter have a role in the story. Upon seeing Jesus on the water, he calls out, "'Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water'"(Mt. 14.28). He almost succeeds, yet he suddenly gives in to fear and begins sinking. Jesus scolds him by saying, " 'You of little faith, why do you doubt?'"(14.31). This draws a strange picture of Peter. He no longer simply listens to Jesus, but tries to become actively involved in his teacher's lessons. This idea is again shown in Matthew 15.15. After the parable of the blind leading the blind, Peter asks, " "Explain this parable to us." Jesus replies with a rather impatient remark, but dives a little further into the meaning. He often comes to Jesus with questions throughout Matthew and these questions always ask for clear definitions of stories or truths about some spiritual detail. Many times Jesus snaps a little at him, but Peter obviously is not swayed by any impatience his teacher bestows. This seems to paint a closer relationship between the two men, where Peter is not afraid of Jesus and Jesus is not simply polite to Peter, as teachers tend to be. Jesus' obvious favoritism of Peter, shown in the transfiguration and throughout the gospel, leads one to believe that the two are indeed close friends with trust and mutual respect, which allows them to be freer with their words to one another. Friends tend to be less polite and more open with

In the first close reading of the text, I discovered Paul articulated his desire for all believers to be of the same attitude or frame of mind as Christ. Creating a sense of relationship with God through the example of the servanthood of Jesus. This study revealed the traits of Christ’s life and character found in verses: “he was formed of God” (2:6), “emptied himself’ (2:7), “in human form” (2:8), “name above every name” (2:9), “every knee should bend” (2:10), and “every tongue confess … glory to God” (2:11). Looking at each verse, challenged me to read between the lines and wonder what might be happening within the church of Philippi. Textual Criticism

As we go through struggles and trials in our life, the theology of 1 Peter portrays the greatness of going through these trials. One of the worst things that could ever happen to you is to be thrown into exile, where you lose everything that you are familiar with and everything that you have ever known. We see many people going through the hardest of struggles with being thrown into exile realize that God is there and caring for them. God allows struggles in our life for us not to lose faith, but to persevere through trials and become closer with him. 1 Peter shows us that we do not have to be bummed when going through struggles in our life.

In this book the characters relationship change throughout the story there are two main characters in this book Philip and Timothy at the beginning of the story Philip never liked Timothy because he was black and they were fighting all the time at middle of the story they were still fighting a bit and Philip ends up blind at end of story they became good friends and Timothy ends up dying to just protect the mean, Philip. First, At the beginning of the story, Philip didn’t like Timothy because her Mom told him that they are different and live different Philip still didn’t why her Mom is acting that way on black people. When they were in the raft Philip barely talked to Timothy he just asked what's “what's your name?” and “ where you are from.” One morning Philip ended up being blind then he started talking to Timothy because needed to know more information where they are and how everything is going, for instance, the raft, food.

When writing his letter to the Philippians, Paul wanted people to learn to unconditionally love God and have the desire to live in his ways. Paul wrote giving guidelines to prepare for the coming of God and how to live a pure lifestyle. He wrote about how arrogance and selfishness continued to ruin the connection with people and God, and how a strong force is needed to bond them back together. A perfect example of this force is between Phil Connors from the Groundhog Day movie and Rita. In the movie, Phil finds himself being egotistical many times and needing to be placed in the right direction. Phil was stuck in an everyday cycle of Groundhog Day. He could not leave Punxsutawney after many attempts and instead of trying to grow in faith, he

Paul wrote the book of Philippians as a letter to the church of Philippi. Paul uses this letter to thank the church for sending him financial aid while also trying to “bolster their enduring faith” (Neal, 88). Throughout this letter, Paul gives guidance to the church, however, in chapter 4 he focuses on encouraging “harmony”, “Christian joy and peace”, and “a sense of satisfaction” (Elwell & Yarbrough, 296-297). Each topic Paul discusses continues to be issues today and Paul’s words of wisdom remain true. In my own life, I have learned from Paul’s teaching to cast all my cares on God and try to lean on His, rather than my own, understanding.

2 Peter Outline Chapter 1: The Gospel is real, impacting truth I. Greeting people in the faith (1:1-4) a. Peter, the dedicated true servant b. Faith is precious c. Knowledge of Christ increases our faith and power d. He gives us precious promises e. We are called to virtue f. We partake in Christ g. We escape the evils of the world II. Faithful growth in Christ (1:5-11) a.

The final eight epistles of the New Testament canon exert an influence out of proportion to their length. They complement the thirteen Pauline Epistles by offering varying perspectives on the richness of Christian truth. Each of the five authors – James, Peter, John, Jude, and the author of Hebrews – made a distinctive contribution from his own point of view. Like the four harmonizing approaches to the life of Christ portrayed in the Gospels, these writers provide a sweeping portrait of the Christian life as a whole and how it should be lived out. Although Paul’s epistles are excellent, the New Testament revelation after Acts would be severely limited by one apostle’s perspective had the writing of these five men been neglected. The

“In 1709 Peter the Great rallied the country, evicted the invaders from the north and established his frontiers on the shores of the Baltic and the Gulf of Finland. Here on the swamp he had in 1703 begun construction of a new capital, St. Petersburg.”

During the movie, Jesus foreshadows what will soon happen when he tells Peter that he will deny Jesus 3 times before the cock crows. Peter is doubtful and tells Jesus that he will not do such a thing. Later he does betray Jesus 3 times when he denies knowing Jesus to save himself. However, Peter does not realize that he has fulfilled what Jesus had said would happen until Mary Magdalene talks to him. During the movie, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, Peter denies knowing Jesus in order to save himself.

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When Jesus first called him to be his disciple, he dropped all his fishing gear and followed Jesus, without a doubt. What makes Saint Peter stand out is the fact that he crucified himself of shame and regret because he denied Jesus three times, just as Jesus had predicted. Peter is considered by the Roman Catholic church to be the first of the unbroken chain of popes. He is also known as the leader of the twelve disciples.