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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 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 w...

In the dome over st. peters. it is at the core of roman catholicism. >> did peter really travel to rome to lay the foundations for the catholic church? >> the new testament says nothing explicitly about peter coming to rome and i think a lot of people will 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 doesn't refer to peter being in the city once. >> he doesn't seem to know of him. he doesn't mention any connection between the christians there in the city and peter and that's kind of interesting omission. so if ...

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 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 and...

National security strategy is a good one will help us focus better on threats that face our country. rob: i america has more confidence in its military and feels bolder than we have in the last week years but a lot of people feel we are sitting on a powder cake, so many different conflicts around the world. the decision we made recently moving the embassy into jerusalem has anchored a lot of muslims around the world, was that the right time, the right choice to make? >> time for america to reassert its strength. one thing you saw in the obama administration, the policy was a weaker america mak...

He has a bit of a temper on him. he'll say things which he then regrets and 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 siemian and he appears to have been renamed by jesus, peter or kifas 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 jesus trusts to be the rock at the heart of the movement. >> jerusalem, after spending many months preaching around g...