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>> i imagine that the night of good friday for peter was the dark night of peter's 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 christ's 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

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 paul's 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. paul's big idea is that the jesus movement should be open to people who are both jews and gentiles. >> we were jews by birth. >> but peter disagrees with paul. >> see that you say nothin...

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." it's a beautiful, poignant moment of restoration. >> it's the moment where peter is, once again, the rock. he's 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. >> peter isn't just static in jerusalem. he doesn't just stay in jerusalem. he does go out on miss...

Dark night of peter's 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 christ's 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 for peter to feel that the cause that they had worked for, for 3 years, was defeated, and the man t...

Peter himself thought he was. >> after the last supper, jesus leads his disciples out beyond jerusalem's walls, to a place called gethsemane. it's here where jesus is betrayed by judas. >> jesus of nazareth! >> peter then gets violent and attempts to defend jesus. it's 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 rounded up and executed as well. >> peter s...