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Companions. peters the most human of the disciples because he just reacts off the cuff all the time, shoots from the hip. so hes hot headed. he has a bit of a temper of him. hell say things which he then regrets. he changes his mind about things. hes the most three-dimensional of the disciples. >> significantly, according to johns gospel, early on in his ministry jesus renames peter. >> peters actual name is simon, or simeon, and he appears to have been renamed by jesus, and hes renamed peter, o...

Jerusalem, the holy city. several days after jesus triumphant entry, he calls peter and all the apostles together for a meal. >> this is the cenacle, so called from the latin root for supper. this is actually a crusader church that was built on a 5th century tradition of this being the place of the last supper with jesus and his disciples. >> when jesus and his disciples meet for the last supper, theres a number of key events that have happened, open conflicts with the authorities, and the tensi...

Hope, full of excitement as theyre going into jerusalem. >> and so you can imagine that peters thinking, "this is the beginning of some kind of revolution," that theyre gonna be taking over, that theyre gonna have power and authority and that this is the beginning of something glorious. expectations are running very high. >> messiah, messiah, messiah. >> but according to the gospels, within days, peter will have abandoned jesus and stood by as his friend and teacher is taken to the cross. >> hes...

You know that i love you. >> in the same way that peter denies knowing jesus three times before the crucifixion, so he recommits his life to jesus three times after the resurrection, committing to feeding the flock of the disciples, and ultimately being their leader. >> feed my sheep. >> "feed my sheep." its a beautiful, poignant moment of restoration. >> its the moment where peter is, once again, the rock. hes re-established as the rock who will be key in the early christian movement. >> peter ...

He probably was always aware that peter wasnt as grounded as peter himself thought he was. >> after the last supper, jesus leads his disciples out beyond jerusalems walls, to a place called gethsemane. its here where jesus is betrayed by judas. >> jesus of nazareth! >> peter then gets violent and attempts to defend jesus. its just an emotional, rash act born out of love for jesus and a desire to protect him. >> after jesus arrest, peter is in danger for his life. we have a history of rebellions ...

>> i imagine that the night of good friday for peter was the dark night of peters soul. the man whom he had followed for many months, a man whom he probably thought was the redeemer of israel, had just been ignominiously crucified by the romans, and to make matters worse, he had denied that redeemer in his final hour. >> according to the gospel of john, after christs crucifixion, peter leaves jerusalem and travels back to galilee. >> peter has not found himself again, and so he returns to his fo...

Strange, because we know peter and paul knew each other. >> in and around ad 50, peter and paul meet at antioch. they meet there because peter has come from jerusalem to see the progress being made by pauls mission. >> my brother. >> when peter and paul meet in antioch, they have a fierce row. >> you were happy to sit with gentiles. >> this is an argument about how jewish you need to be in the jesus movement. pauls big idea is that the jesus movement should be open to people who are both jews an...

Before the crucifixion, so he recommits his life to jesus three times after the resurrection, committing to feeding the flock of the disciples, and ultimately being their leader. >> feed my sheep. >> "feed my sheep." its a beautiful, poignant moment of restoration. >> its the moment where peter is, once again, the rock. hes re-established as the rock who will be key in the early christian movement. >> peter was convinced that jesus was the messiah and became resolute in spreading that message. >...

Dark night of peters soul. the man whom he had followed for many months, a man whom he probably thought was the redeemer of israel, had just been ignominiously crucified by the romans, and to make matters worse, he had denied that redeemer in his final hour. >> according to the gospel of john, after christs crucifixion, peter leaves jerusalem and travels back to galilee. >> peter has not found himself again, and so he returns to his former life as a fisherman. >> it would have been devastating f...

Peter himself thought he was. >> after the last supper, jesus leads his disciples out beyond jerusalems walls, to a place called gethsemane. its here where jesus is betrayed by judas. >> jesus of nazareth! >> peter then gets violent and attempts to defend jesus. its just an emotional, rash act born out of love for jesus and a desire to protect him. >> after jesus arrest, peter is in danger for his life. we have a history of rebellions against the roman government, and during most of these, if a ...