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Their message here, to the holy city itself. >> from everything that we know in the gospels, peters just a simple guy. hes a fisherman from galilee. hes probably never been to jerusalem before, so imagine that kind of an experience it was for him to enter this incredibly busy, bustling city. >> this is the moment where peter is thinking, "are we about to see israel restored to its former glory? are we going to finally get rid of the romans? are we finally going to see a righteous king ruling ove...

For the catholic church? >> the new testament says nothing explicitly about peter coming to rome, and i think a lot of people would be surprised to find this out. >> the apostle paul, who we know lived in rome and whose letters make up half of the new testament, doesnt refer to peter being in the city once. >> he doesnt seem to know of him. he doesnt mention any connection between the christians there in the city and peter, and thats kind of an interesting omission. so if peters there in the cit...

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, or kephas, in aramaic, and this is the word for rock, and it seems to be that hes nicknamed rock because in spite of all pe...

>> jerusalem. after spending many months preaching around galilee, jesus, peter and the disciples bring their message here, to the holy city itself. >> from everything that we know in the gospels, peter is just a simple guy. hes a fisherman from galilee. hes probably never been to jerusalem before. so imagine what kind of an experience it was for him to enter this incredibly busy, bustling city. >> this is the moment where peter is thinking, are we about to see israel restored it its former glor...

Peters. it is at the core of roman catholicism. >> but did peter travel to the dome to lay foundations for the catholic church? >> it says nothing explicitly about peter coming to rome. and i think a lot of people would be surprised to find this out. >> the apostle paul, who we know lived in rome, and whose letters make up half of the new testament, doesnt refer to peter being in the city once. >> he doesnt seem to know of him. he doesnt mention any connection between the christians there in the...

Dark knight 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 en i go minutously 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 so he returns to his former life as a fisherman. >> would have been devastating for ...

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. >> is the moment where peter is once again the rock. hes reestablished 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. >> peter isnt just static in jerusalem....

>> 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. [ screaming ] >> 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 leader is rounded up and executed, the f...

Hope, full of excitement as theyre going into jerusalem. >> you can imagine that peter is thinking, this is the beginning of some kind of revolution that theyre going to be taking over, that theyre going to have power and authority and that this is the beginning of something glorious. expectations are running very high. >> 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. i really didnt expect to learn so many ...

>> 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. >> 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 leader is rounded up and executed, the followers are r...