[metmom]

Can you ever answer a simple yes or no question with out going off on one of your tangents? Whe one of my students pulls this garbage you just know that he / she has painted themselves into a corner, so try it again.....

Was Peter named Rock by Jesus? This requires only a yes of no answer.

http://biblos.com/matthew/16-18.htm

Jesus said to Peter that he was a Petros (rock) and upon this petra (rock) He would build His church.

While in English both words are translated into *rock*, in the Greek it is more than obvious that the words are not the same.

Now, about that reading comprehension........

[phil413]

I don’t know Greek (perhaps you do) but if it’s anything like Latin, the same noun can take six different forms. For example, God is “Deus” in the nominative case, but in the genitive case it’s “Dei” as in Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) but still means the same. So I’m unconvinced - are you sure that that petros and petra are from different roots? Any Greek scholars out there? I’m just asking - not a rhetorical question.

[verga]

Jesus said to Peter that he was a Petros (rock) and upon this petra (rock) He would build His church.

While in English both words are translated into *rock*, in the Greek it is more than obvious that the words are not the same.

Now, about that reading comprehension........

Exactly how many hours of Study do you in Koine (New Testament Greek) at the Graduate level and what grade did you receive in those classes.

I have two full semesters and received "A"s in both of them.

So yeah I will stack my reading comprehension against any of you prots.