Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Confession of Peter

Index Confession of Peter

In Christianity, the Confession of Peter (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Confessio Petri) refers to an episode in the New Testament in which the Apostle Peter proclaims Jesus to be the Christ (Jewish Messiah). [1]

62 relations: Anglicanism, Anglicisation, Apostles, Binding and loosing, Blind man of Bethsaida, Book of Jeremiah, Books of Kings, Caesarea Philippi, Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, Catholic Church, Chair of Saint Peter, Christian denomination, Christian views on Hades, Christianity, Christology, Chronology of Jesus, Conversion of Paul the Apostle, Crucifixion of Jesus, David Kimhi, Denial of Peter, Development of the Hebrew Bible canon, Eastern Orthodox Church, Ecumenical council, Elijah, Evangelicalism, General Roman Calendar, General Roman Calendar of 1960, God the Father, Gospel harmony, Herod Antipas, Infallibility of the Church, Jeremiah, Jerusalem, Jesus, John Lightfoot, John the Baptist, Keys of Heaven, Kingship and kingdom of God, Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Lutheranism, Messiah in Judaism, Messianic Secret, Ministry of Jesus, Miracles of Jesus, New Testament, Octave (liturgy), Oriental Orthodoxy, Oscar Cullmann, Palestine (region), Papal infallibility, ..., Pericope, Pope, Prophet, Protestantism, Resurrection of Jesus, Rudolf Schnackenburg, Saint Peter, Son of God, Synoptic Gospels, Transfiguration of Jesus, Vulgate, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Expand index (12 more) »

Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that evolved out of the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England following the Protestant Reformation.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Anglicanism · See more »

Anglicisation

Anglicisation (or anglicization, see English spelling differences), occasionally anglification, anglifying, englishing, refers to modifications made to foreign words, names and phrases to make them easier to spell, pronounce, or understand in English.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Anglicisation · See more »

Apostles

In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were the primary disciples of Jesus, the central figure in Christianity.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Apostles · See more »

Binding and loosing

Binding and loosing is originally a Jewish phrase appearing in the New Testament, as well as in the Targum.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Binding and loosing · See more »

Blind man of Bethsaida

The Blind Man of Bethsaida is the subject of one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Blind man of Bethsaida · See more »

Book of Jeremiah

The Book of Jeremiah (ספר יִרְמְיָהוּ; abbreviated Jer. or Jerm. in citations) is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, and the second of the Prophets in the Christian Old Testament.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Book of Jeremiah · See more »

Books of Kings

The two Books of Kings, originally a single book, are the eleventh and twelfth books of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Books of Kings · See more »

Caesarea Philippi

Caesarea Philippi (Caesarea Philippi, literally "Philip's Caesarea"; Καισαρεία Φιλίππεια Kaisareía Philíppeia) was an ancient Roman city located at the southwestern base of Mount Hermon.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Caesarea Philippi · See more »

Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges is a biblical commentary set published in parts by Cambridge University Press from 1882 onwards.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges · See more »

Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Catholic Church · See more »

Chair of Saint Peter

The Chair of Saint Peter (Cathedra Petri), also known as the Throne of Saint Peter, is a relic conserved in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the sovereign enclave of the Pope inside Rome, Italy.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Chair of Saint Peter · See more »

Christian denomination

A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organisation, leadership and doctrine.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Christian denomination · See more »

Christian views on Hades

Hades, according to various Christian denominations, is "the place or state of departed spirits".

New!!: Confession of Peter and Christian views on Hades · See more »

Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Christianity · See more »

Christology

Christology (from Greek Χριστός Khristós and -λογία, -logia) is the field of study within Christian theology which is primarily concerned with the ontology and person of Jesus as recorded in the canonical Gospels and the epistles of the New Testament.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Christology · See more »

Chronology of Jesus

A chronology of Jesus aims to establish a timeline for the historical events of the life of Jesus.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Chronology of Jesus · See more »

Conversion of Paul the Apostle

The conversion of Paul the Apostle, was, according to the New Testament, an event in the life of Paul the Apostle that led him to cease persecuting early Christians and to become a follower of Jesus.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Conversion of Paul the Apostle · See more »

Crucifixion of Jesus

The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely between AD 30 and 33.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Crucifixion of Jesus · See more »

David Kimhi

David Kimhi (דוד קמחי, also Kimchi or Qimḥi) (1160–1235), also known by the Hebrew acronym as the RaDaK (רד"ק) (Rabbi David Kimhi), was a medieval rabbi, biblical commentator, philosopher, and grammarian.

New!!: Confession of Peter and David Kimhi · See more »

Denial of Peter

The Denial of Peter (or Peter's Denial) refers to three acts of denial of Jesus by the Apostle Peter as described in all four Gospels of the New Testament.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Denial of Peter · See more »

Development of the Hebrew Bible canon

Rabbinic Judaism recognizes the 24 books of the Masoretic Text, commonly called the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible, as authoritative.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Development of the Hebrew Bible canon · See more »

Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Orthodox Church, or officially as the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian Church, with over 250 million members.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Eastern Orthodox Church · See more »

Ecumenical council

An ecumenical council (or oecumenical council; also general council) is a conference of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice in which those entitled to vote are convoked from the whole world (oikoumene) and which secures the approbation of the whole Church.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Ecumenical council · See more »

Elijah

Elijah (meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah") or latinized form Elias (Ἡλίας, Elías; ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, Elyāe; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, Ilyās or Ilyā) was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC).

New!!: Confession of Peter and Elijah · See more »

Evangelicalism

Evangelicalism, evangelical Christianity, or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, crossdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity which maintains the belief that the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ's atonement.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Evangelicalism · See more »

General Roman Calendar

The General Roman Calendar is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite, wherever this liturgical rite is in use.

New!!: Confession of Peter and General Roman Calendar · See more »

General Roman Calendar of 1960

This article lists the feast days of the General Roman Calendar as reformed on 23 July 1960 by Pope John XXIII's motu proprio Rubricarum instructum.

New!!: Confession of Peter and General Roman Calendar of 1960 · See more »

God the Father

God the Father is a title given to God in various religions, most prominently in Christianity.

New!!: Confession of Peter and God the Father · See more »

Gospel harmony

A gospel harmony is an attempt to compile the canonical gospels of the Christian New Testament into a single account.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Gospel harmony · See more »

Herod Antipas

Herod Antipater (Ἡρῴδης Ἀντίπατρος, Hērǭdēs Antipatros; born before 20 BC – died after 39 AD), known by the nickname Antipas, was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter") and is referred to as both "Herod the Tetrarch" and "King Herod" in the New Testament although he never held the title of king.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Herod Antipas · See more »

Infallibility of the Church

The infallibility of the Church is the belief that the Holy Spirit preserves lots of the Christian Church from errors that would Complete its essential doctrines.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Infallibility of the Church · See more »

Jeremiah

Jeremiah (יִרְמְיָהוּ, Modern:, Tiberian:; Ἰερεμίας; إرميا meaning "Yah Exalts"), also called the "Weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).

New!!: Confession of Peter and Jeremiah · See more »

Jerusalem

Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; القُدس) is a city in the Middle East, located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Jerusalem · See more »

Jesus

Jesus, also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus Christ, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Jesus · See more »

John Lightfoot

John Lightfoot (29 March 1602 – 6 December 1675) was an English churchman, rabbinical scholar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

New!!: Confession of Peter and John Lightfoot · See more »

John the Baptist

John the Baptist (יוחנן המטביל Yokhanan HaMatbil, Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστής, Iōánnēs ho baptistḗs or Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων, Iōánnēs ho baptízōn,Lang, Bernhard (2009) International Review of Biblical Studies Brill Academic Pub p. 380 – "33/34 CE Herod Antipas's marriage to Herodias (and beginning of the ministry of Jesus in a sabbatical year); 35 CE – death of John the Baptist" ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ ⲡⲓⲣϥϯⲱⲙⲥ, يوحنا المعمدان) was a Jewish itinerant preacherCross, F. L. (ed.) (2005) Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd ed.

New!!: Confession of Peter and John the Baptist · See more »

Keys of Heaven

In ecclesiastical heraldry, papal coats of arms (those of individual popes) and those of the Holy See and Vatican City State include an image of crossed keys to represent the metaphorical keys of the office of Saint Peter, the keys of heaven, or the keys of the kingdom of Heaven, that, according to Roman Catholic teaching, Jesus promised to Saint Peter, empowering him to take binding actions.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Keys of Heaven · See more »

Kingship and kingdom of God

The concept of the kingship of God appears in all Abrahamic religions, where in some cases the terms Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven are also used.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Kingship and kingdom of God · See more »

Life of Jesus in the New Testament

The four canonical gospels of the New Testament are the primary sources of information for the narrative of the life of Jesus.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Life of Jesus in the New Testament · See more »

Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity which identifies with the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer and theologian.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Lutheranism · See more »

Messiah in Judaism

The messiah in Judaism is a savior and liberator of the Jewish people.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Messiah in Judaism · See more »

Messianic Secret

In Biblical criticism, the Messianic Secret refers to a motif primarily in the Gospel of Mark in which Jesus is portrayed as commanding his followers to maintain silence about his Messianic mission.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Messianic Secret · See more »

Ministry of Jesus

In the Christian gospels, the ministry of Jesus begins with his baptism in the countryside of Roman Judea and Transjordan, near the river Jordan, and ends in Jerusalem, following the Last Supper with his disciples.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Ministry of Jesus · See more »

Miracles of Jesus

The miracles of Jesus are the supernatural deeds attributed to Jesus in Christian and Islamic texts.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Miracles of Jesus · See more »

New Testament

The New Testament (Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, trans. Hē Kainḕ Diathḗkē; Novum Testamentum) is the second part of the Christian biblical canon, the first part being the Old Testament, based on the Hebrew Bible.

New!!: Confession of Peter and New Testament · See more »

Octave (liturgy)

"Octave" has two senses in Christian liturgical usage.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Octave (liturgy) · See more »

Oriental Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy is the fourth largest communion of Christian churches, with about 76 million members worldwide.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Oriental Orthodoxy · See more »

Oscar Cullmann

Oscar Cullmann (25 February 1902, Strasbourg – 16 January 1999, Chamonix) was a Christian theologian in the Lutheran tradition.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Oscar Cullmann · See more »

Palestine (region)

Palestine (فلسطين,,; Παλαιστίνη, Palaistinē; Palaestina; פלשתינה. Palestina) is a geographic region in Western Asia.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Palestine (region) · See more »

Papal infallibility

Papal infallibility is a dogma of the Catholic Church that states that, in virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope is preserved from the possibility of error "when, in the exercise of his office as shepherd and teacher of all Christians, in virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, he defines a doctrine concerning faith or morals to be held by the whole Church." This doctrine was defined dogmatically at the First Ecumenical Council of the Vatican of 1869–1870 in the document Pastor aeternus, but had been defended before that, existing already in medieval theology and being the majority opinion at the time of the Counter-Reformation.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Papal infallibility · See more »

Pericope

A pericope (Greek περικοπή, "a cutting-out") in rhetoric is a set of verses that forms one coherent unit or thought, suitable for public reading from a text, now usually of sacred scripture.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Pericope · See more »

Pope

The pope (papa from πάππας pappas, a child's word for "father"), also known as the supreme pontiff (from Latin pontifex maximus "greatest priest"), is the Bishop of Rome and therefore ex officio the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Pope · See more »

Prophet

In religion, a prophet is an individual regarded as being in contact with a divine being and said to speak on that entity's behalf, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Prophet · See more »

Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Protestantism · See more »

Resurrection of Jesus

The resurrection of Jesus or resurrection of Christ is the Christian religious belief that, after being put to death, Jesus rose again from the dead: as the Nicene Creed expresses it, "On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures".

New!!: Confession of Peter and Resurrection of Jesus · See more »

Rudolf Schnackenburg

Rudolf Schnackenburg (5 January 1914 – 28 August 2002) was a German Catholic priest and New Testament scholar.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Rudolf Schnackenburg · See more »

Saint Peter

Saint Peter (Syriac/Aramaic: ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ, Shemayon Keppa; שמעון בר יונה; Petros; Petros; Petrus; r. AD 30; died between AD 64 and 68), also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Saint Peter · See more »

Son of God

Historically, many rulers have assumed titles such as son of God, son of a god or son of heaven.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Son of God · See more »

Synoptic Gospels

The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the Synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar or sometimes identical wording.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Synoptic Gospels · See more »

Transfiguration of Jesus

The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported in the New Testament when Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Transfiguration of Jesus · See more »

Vulgate

The Vulgate is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible that became the Catholic Church's officially promulgated Latin version of the Bible during the 16th century.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Vulgate · See more »

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an international Christian ecumenical observance kept annually between 18 January and 25 January.

New!!: Confession of Peter and Week of Prayer for Christian Unity · See more »

Redirects here:

Confession of St. Peter, Confession of peter, Matthew 16:14, Peter's confession, Peter's confession of Christ.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confession_of_Peter

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »