Apostolic Succession
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The Rock and the Beloved
This analysis highlights the contrasting portrayals of Peter and the beloved disciple in Matthew and John’s Gospels. Matthew emphasizes Peter’s institutional authority as the “rock” of the church, while John focuses on the relational intimacy of discipleship. The differences underscore… Continue reading
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The Founder Who Arrived Late: Antioch and the Same Problem Twice
The first two posts[1] in this run stayed in Jerusalem: the apostles untouched while the Stephen circle bled, the church of God in Galatians 1:13 identified with the persecuted rather than the protected, the naming order at the Jerusalem conference… Continue reading
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The Church Paul Persecuted Was Not Peter’s
If Peter was the head of the church Paul persecuted, why was Peter the one person left standing when everyone else fled? That’s a question buried inside the standard account of Christian origins that most people never think to ask,… Continue reading
