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companions. peter s the most human of the disciples because he just reacts off the cuff all the time, shoots from the hip. so he s hot headed. he has a bit of a temper of him. he ll say things which he then regrets. he changes his mind about things. he s the most three-dimensional of the disciples. significantly, according to john s gospel, early on in his ministry jesus renames peter. peter s actual name is simon, or simeon, and he appears to have been renamed by jesus, and he s renamed peter, or kephas, in aramaic, and this is the word for rock, and it seems to be that he s nicknamed rock because in spite of all peter s failings, he s the one that jesus trusts to be the rock at the heart of the movement. jerusalem. after spending many months preaching around galilee, jesus,

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