THE APOSTLE PETER VS PAUL

TNDL: "THE APOSTLE PETER, THE APOSTLE OF THE HEBREW MESSIAH VS PAUL, THE MESSENGER TO THE GENTILES IN ROME."

This letter was written by Simeon Barjonah (Simeon, ‘son of Jonah’ – see Acts 15:14 & Matthew 16:17) – one of Jesus’s close group of twelve apostles – better known to us today by his Greek name, Simon, and his nickname, Peter (meaning ‘the Rock’).

The First Letter of Peter was written to encourage Jewish Christian believers who had been scattered across the northern part of Asia Minor after persecution by the Jews in Jerusalem following the outbreak of war in Judaea in 66AD (see Map 29). During this time of persecution, Peter encouraged them to hold onto the hope of eternal life that had been promised to them through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The letter was written by Peter, shortly before his death in c.67AD. It was written after Peter had escaped from Jerusalem (probably around the outbreak of war in 66AD) and had arrived in Rome (which is referred to, in coded form, as Babylon – the city of adulterers and prostitutes – see 1 Peter 5:13, Revelation 14:8 & 17:5)....