Peter's Legacy in Early Christianity: The Appropriation and Use of Peter's Authority in the First Three Centuries 3161610989, 9783161610981

John-Christian Eurell studies how Peter's authority is portrayed to create legitimacy in Christian texts. Peter eme

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Table of contents :
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Peter and Paul – A Complicated Relationship
2. Peter in the Canonical Gospels
3. In Nomine Petri: Literature Claiming Petrine Authorship
4. Peter in Other Early Christian Sources
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix: Related Archaeological Evidence
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects
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Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament · 2. Reihe Herausgeber / Editor Jörg Frey (Zürich)

Mitherausgeber/Associate Editors Markus Bockmuehl (Oxford) ∙ James A. Kelhoffer (Uppsala) Tobias Nicklas (Regensburg) ∙ Janet Spittler (Charlottesville, VA) J. Ross Wagner (Durham, NC)

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John-Christian Eurell

Peter’s Legacy in Early Christianity The Appropriation and Use of Peter’s Authority in the First Three Centuries

Mohr Siebeck

John-Christian Eurell, 2011 BA in Biblical studies, Oral Roberts University; 2013 MA in exegetical theology, Stockholm School of Theology; 2017 BA in theology, Uppsala University; 2021 ThD in Biblical studies, Stockholm School of Theology; currently postdoctoral researcher, Stockholm School of Theology. orcid.org/0000-0002-1212-6490

ISBN 978-3-16-161098-1 / eISBN 978-3-16-161105-6 DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-161105-6 ISSN 0340-9570 / eISSN 2568-7484 (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament, 2. Reihe) The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliographie; detailed bibliographic data are available at http://dnb.dnb.de. © 2021  Mohr Siebeck Tübingen, Germany.  www.mohrsiebeck.com This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form (beyond that permitted by copyright law) without the publisher’s written permission. This applies particularly to reproductions, translations and storage and processing in electronic systems. The book was printed on non-aging paper by Laupp & Göbel in Gomaringen and bound by Buchbinderei Nädele in Nehren. Printed in Germany.

Preface This book is a slightly revised version of my thesis that was defended at Stockholm School of Theology in January ;