Peter

Pe'ter (Πέτρος, a rock, for the Aram. כֵּיפָא), originally SIMON (see below), the leader among the personal disciples of Christ, and afterwards the special apostle to the Jews. We shall treat this important character first in the light of definite information from the New Testament and early Church historians, and disputed questions under a subsequent head, relegating many minor details to separate articles elsewhere.

I. Authentic History. —