Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: mike182d; franky

I had not heard that ever. Can you give me a source or two? Thanks.


163 posted on 04/08/2005 10:13:21 PM PDT by saradippity
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 98 | View Replies ]


To: saradippity

I had never heard of that either. I jus assumed there would be documentation but all I could find out was the following:

St. Peter's death - 22 Feb., 63

Reference: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11744a.htm

. UNTIL THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST

Bethsaida. St. Peter's true and original name was Simon, sometimes occurring in the form Symeon. (Acts 15:14; II Peter 1:1). He was the son of Jona (Johannes) and was born in Bethsaida (John 1:42, 44), a town on Lake Genesareth, the position of which cannot be established with certainty, although it is usually sought at the northern end of the lake. The Apostle Andrew was his brother, and the Apostle Philip came from the same town.

Capharnaum. Simon settled in Capharnaum, where he was living with his mother-in-law in his own house (Matthew 8:14; Luke 4:38) at the beginning of Christ's public ministry (about A.D. 26-28). Simon was thus married, and, according to Clement of Alexandria (Stromata, III, vi, ed. Dindorf, II, 276), had children. The same writer relates the tradition that Peter's wife suffered martyrdom (ibid., VII, xi ed. cit., III, 306). Concerning these facts, adopted by Eusebius (Hist. Eccl., III, xxxi) from Clement, the ancient Christian literature which has come down to us is silent. Simon pursued in Capharnaum the profitable occupation of fisherman in Lake Genesareth, possessing his own boat (Luke 5:3).


173 posted on 04/09/2005 8:39:29 PM PDT by franky
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 163 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson