Was Peter the First Pope?

September 27, 2021 00:08:35
Was Peter the First Pope?
Ehrman Blog Daily Post Podcasts
Was Peter the First Pope?

Sep 27 2021 | 00:08:35

/

Show Notes

Several people have recently asked (in reference to that pop quiz I gave to my class this semester) whether it is in fact right that Peter was the first pope. I dealt with the question a few years ago, along with another interesting tradition about Peter. Here’s the question I got and my response. QUESTION: Is there any historical evidence that the apostle Peter was the first Bishop of Rome and that he was martyred upside down on a cross? Read by Petra Ortiz

Other Episodes

Episode 0

January 11, 2020 NaN
Episode Cover

The More Scholarly Argument that Paul did Not Write Colossians

Listen

Episode 0

March 18, 2021 NaN
Episode Cover

The Value of Amulets for Reconstructing the New Testament Text: Guest Post by Brice Jones

Now here is a topic I bet you've never heard of before.  The value of what?  Amulets?  For what?  Really? Yup, really.  Sometimes the...

Listen

Episode

December 26, 2023 01:04:26
Episode Cover

Gold Q&A - December 2023

Listen