Simon Peter in Scripture and Memory

Simon Peter in Scripture and MemoryAfter Jesus, Peter is the most frequently mentioned individual both in the Gospels and in the New Testament as a whole. He was the leading disciple, the "rock" on which Jesus would build his church. How can we know so little about this formative figure of the early church? World renowned New Testament scholar Markus Bockmuehl introduces the New Testament Peter by asking how first and second century sources may be understood through the prism of

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respected New Testament scholar William Kurz offers a close reading and explanation of the entire narrative of Acts

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