St. Peter the Apostle: References & Edit History
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An important study is found in Raymond C. Brown, Karl P. Donfried, and John Reumann (eds.), Peter in the New Testament: A Collaborative Assessment by Protestant and Roman Catholic Scholars (1973, reprinted 2002) . Martin Hengel, Saint Peter: The Underestimated Apostle (2010), reevaluates the role played by Peter in the early church; J. Lowe, Saint Peter (1956), is a brief Protestant summary of the life, martyrdom, and burial of Peter; and Pheme Perkins, Peter: Apostle for the Whole Church (1994, reprinted 2000), examines the various roles Peter played among the different groups of early Christians.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Links added. | Nov 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bible Odyssey - Peter in Christian Tradition. | Dec 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BYU - Religious Studies Center - Peterthe Chief Apostle. | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Liberty University - Scholars Crossing - A Biographical Study of Peter (PDF). | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference to the most influential popes. | Apr 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biblical Archaeology Society - The Apostle Peter in Rome. | Apr 14, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 12, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 02, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Learn Religion - The Importance of Peter the Apostle (Simon Peter) to Christianity. | Dec 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - The Life of St. Peter the Apostle. | Oct 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biblical Cyclopedia - Peter. | Apr 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Eternal Word Television Network - St. Peter. | Aug 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Saint Peter. | May 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - St. Peter. | May 07, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 19, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bible Odyssey - Biography of Peter. | Feb 27, 2019 | ||
| Bibliography thoroughly revised. | Oct 24, 2017 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Aug 22, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encylopedia - The Acts of Peter and Paul. | Jan 28, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Gnostic Society Library - Acts of Peter and Paul. | Jan 28, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Gnostic Society Library - Acts of Peter and Paul. | Jan 28, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encylopedia - The Acts of Peter and Paul. | Jan 28, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Biography of Peter the Apostle. | Apr 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of St. Peter. | Nov 06, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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