Saint Peter

TITLE In the book The Cult of the Saints, Peter Brown explore the rise and function of the cult of the saints, and the religious practices and cultural life of people in the early church. Peter Brown opposes the popular “two-tiered model” and offers an alternative model. The “two-tiered model” is the theory that the cult of the saints was a “popular religion” and started by the “vulgar” bringing in their superstitious practices and the elite just have to succumb to it. However, Brown comes up with an alternative model, that the elite were actually the ones who were responsible for the rise of the cult of the saints. The elite, especially the bishops, were the original leaders of the cult of the saints. In order to more thoroughly explain Peter Brown’s alternative model, I will use three juxtapositions that best explain his thesis, and they are: the elite and the “vulgar,” heaven and earth, and proximity and distance. In the “two-tiered model” the belief is that the lower class, the “vulgar,” led to the rise of the cult of the saints, and that it was just the lower class misinterpreting, and twisting it. Brown cites Dean Milman who states that “As Christianity worked downwards into the lower classes of society, as it received the crude and ignorant barbarians within…

History Saint Peter. Often referred to as “Rock” due to the exchange with the Savior in the Gospel of Matthew stating, “… thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church…” Peter is revered as one of the greatest men that has walked this earth. He walked on water with the Savior, he was present for many of the most sacred events that take place in the New Testament, he was chosen by the Savior to hold the keys of the kingdom on earth, in his calling as chief apostle he opened the…

Peter’s in Rome was rebuilt in the 16th century, and it replaced a very old basilican structure. St. Peters was built under the supervision of two different Popes, Nicholas V and Julius II. Very little was accomplished under Nicholas’s reign, but the work was completed under Julius’ reign. The work began on Aril, 18, 1506 and the work continued through a succession of architects: Bramante, Raphael, Peruzzi, and Sangallo which all made huge changes to the design. Then the dome of St. Peters was…

Saint Luke the Evangelist is a very humble person willing to help other, especially if it is ordered by God to do so. Saint Luke has devoted his life to Christianity and Jesus, known for being a man of many crafts, and a close friend of the Apostle Paul. Luke is also known for his good relationship with the women around him, and Jesus himself. Luke was such a good servant of God and Jesus that he was allowed to have an influence on the bible, including having a book named after him. According…

This moment occurs in the center of the painting. Behind the central group, to the left Saint Peter finds the money, and to the right, he pays the tax. Which depicts the importance for the church to indirectly collect the indulgence of the people. In this religious painting it can be seen the disciples around Jesus, who is in the center of the painting (13). One of the facts that can be observe is that all individuals have a "gold-leaf halo" in their heads, which could represent the holiness of…

Simon Peter—The Believer, The Denier, The Rock Jesus had twelve particular apostles to whom he entrusted his ministry, including Matthew, Thomas, and Simon Peter (356). Simon was a fisherman who left his life to follow Jesus. Jesus gave him the name Peter, which comes from the Latin word “petra,” which means rock (Matthew 4:18). Jesus told Peter that he was the rock upon which Jesus would build the Church (Matthew 16:18). Mark, one of the four Evangelists, was a disciple of Peter. Mark’s gospel…

‘The Release of St Peter’ is an undoubtedly captivating response to the counter-reformation. With both realistically contrived figures and bold contrasts of light and dark bringing viewers painfully close to the action, Strozzi’s work resembles a spiritual fight; trying to win back the ‘lost souls’ of those attempting to reform. Strozzi utilises the emotionality of this narrative - one of relentless devotion and spiritual liberation, to impact the senses, awaken the emotions and protrude the…

Saint Cyprian calls to this situation “will be the fuel and cause of all heresy and schism”. Today’s is the result of his thought. One pillar that he used was Augustine that was placed to a bishop for the community but always he submits to the authority and for this he was able to believe in the Church. It is real that he was scared to the pope because he was called to face him in a conversation but he was not able to do…

Peter, referred to as Cephas in the text, came to Paul in Antioch and was of the stance that a Jewish law such as circumcision was required for all Christians no matter their previous faith. With Peter being another apostle, he is an established source for God’s Gospel and his word is valued highly due to his status. However, when coming to Paul’s domain, he displays hypocritical behavior as he avoids the already circumcised people. Paul questions him with, “But when I saw that they were not…

Home » Bible Questions » Who were the 12 disciples? Who were the 12 disciples? The names of the twelve disciples of Jesus are Peter, James (the son of Zebedee), John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot. (Matthew 10:1-4 and Luke 6:12-16) [1] 12 Apostles Peter James John Andrew Bartholomew or Nathanael James, the Lesser or Younger Judas Jude or Thaddeus Matthew or Levi Philip Simon the Zealot Thomas The…