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Jun 12, 2021 · Why Did Jesus Change Peter’s Name? In all three synoptic Gospels — Matthew, Mark, & Luke — we read that Jesus changed Simon’s name to Peter, or “Rock.” Many wonder why Christ did this and then seemingly said He would build His church upon Peter.
Jul 19, 2024 · The Roman Catholic Church argues that Peter is the rock upon which Jesus built His church, confers upon Peter the title of pope, and claims to be the one true church. As we have seen, however, identifying the rock as Peter is not the only valid interpretation of Matthew 16:18.
Jun 29, 2021 · Jesus chose Simon as the "rock" that would be the foundation stone of the Catholic Church. Jesus gave one of his apostles, Simon, a new name. He called him, "Peter," an interesting...
- The Gospel of Matthew, we have pretty solid evidence, was originally written in Aramaic. Sts. Papias and Irenaeus tell us as much in the second century.
- In Koine Greek (the dialect of Greek used by the authors of the New Testament), petros and petra are masculine and feminine forms of words with the same root and the same definition: rock.
- There are several words the inspired author could have used for rock or stone in Greek. Petra and lithos were the most common. They could be used interchangeably.
- If Matthew wanted to distinguish “rocks” in the text, he would have most likely used lithos. As stated above, lithos could refer to a large rock, but it was more commonly used to denote a small stone.
God, the Father in heaven, had revealed it to him. Peter was living up to his name (it means “rock”) for he was demonstrating himself to be a rock. When the Lord and Peter first met, Jesus had said Simon would be named Cephas (Aram. for “rock”) or Peter (Gr. for “rock”; John 1:41-42).
Jul 14, 2022 · When he proclaims Jesus as the Christ, he is a rock. Thus Peter is not the foundation of the church. Jesus in Matthew 21:42 will point to himself as the cornerstone, citing Isaiah 28:16 and Psalm 118:22. In 1 Corinthians 3:11, Paul identifies Jesus as the church’s sole foundation.
Oct 21, 2021 · Jesus' use of two different Greek words shows that Peter was called a stone, in contrast to the boulder of a rock upon which the church was to be built, which is Christ, the chief cornerstone (see Ephesians 2:20).
