Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: NotTallTex

There is nothing in the Bible, nor historical records, as far as I know that the apostle Peter was ever in Rome much less buried there.


38 posted on 03/10/2013 6:13:15 PM PDT by Jude in WV
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies ]


To: Jude in WV

Peter died in Rome. Just because it might not be in the Bible doesn’t mean it wasn’t true.

Read the Early Church Fathers — they knew the apostles and they knew the facts.


43 posted on 03/10/2013 7:38:12 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]

To: Jude in WV
There is nothing in the Bible, nor historical records, as far as I know that the apostle Peter was ever in Rome much less buried there.

On the contrary, all of the historical evidence, beginning with Ignatius of Antioch, who died a martyr in AD 110 and knew Peter & Paul personally, points to Peter going to Rome and being martyred there under Nero. The tomb under the high altar of St. Peter's shows evidence of being a Christian pilgrimage site in ancient times, and bears the inscription -- in Greek, not Latin -- Petros eni, "Peter is here".

45 posted on 03/10/2013 8:27:11 PM PDT by Campion ("Social justice" begins in the womb)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]

To: Jude in WV
There is nothing in the Bible, nor historical records, as far as I know that the apostle Peter was ever in Rome much less buried there.

oh please.....pathetic.

51 posted on 03/10/2013 9:24:11 PM PDT by terycarl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]

To: Jude in WV

Peter wrote from Babylon, a code name for Rome. The actual city of Babylon had long been destroyed.


55 posted on 03/11/2013 12:02:35 AM PDT by dangus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]

To: Jude in WV

There is nothing in the bible....

Just because something is not in the Bible doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. The Bible is not a history book. It doesn’t mention airplanes either.

...nor historical records...” There are plenty of historical records written by church fathers indicating that Peter wrote 1 Peter in Rome and the excavations underneath the altar at St. Peter’s gave ample evidence he was there. You should do some research on this. The argument that Peter was not in Rome is one that has been disregarded by most scholars.


59 posted on 03/11/2013 6:06:45 AM PDT by NotTallTex
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]

To: Jude in WV

Amen Brother.

We do have some sketchy accounts from possible witnesses who claimed that Peter did preach in Rome.

However, if those accounts went under the same scrutiny that the books of the Bible went under, they would have been ignored as rumors without proper validation.

Which is what we as honest God fearing Christians should do. If God wanted it to be understood and believed that Peter not only made it to Rome to preach, but that he was also considered the first Bishop of Rome, Than God would have made it abundantly clear for the whole world to know.

However, it seems that only the Catholic Church believes it to be. The same Church that teaches Mary was immaculately conceived and thus deserves to be worshiped along side Christ.


65 posted on 04/23/2013 8:57:53 PM PDT by OneVike (I'm just a Christian waiting to go home)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


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