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Dark knight 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 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 christ's 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 peter to feel the cause they worked for for three years was defeated and the man that he thought w...

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. >> is the moment where peter is once again the rock. he's 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 isn't just static in jerusalem. he doesn't just stay in jerusalem. he does go out on mission. he is talked about as someone who ...

>> 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. [ screaming ] >> 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 stays close by. he's intrigued to know w...

Hope, full of excitement as they're going into jerusalem. >> you can imagine that peter is thinking, this is the beginning of some kind of revolution that they're going to be taking over, that they're 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 didn't expect to learn so many interesting details. ancestrydna was able to tell me where my father's family came from in colum...

>> 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. >> 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 stays close by. he's intrigued to know what is going to...