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He told Peter go and feed my sheep, meaning look after the church.
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What part of the New Testament was written by someone who actually knew Jesus and why did he not write using the words used in first person like I saw or I said or I heard or me and my?
Matthew, John, Peter, Jude, and James all knew Jesus. Mark also may have known Him. The first person was used, particularly by John and Peter. John repeatedly used the pronoun 'I'. Paul had also met Jesus on the road to Damascus. He used 'I' and 'we' frequently. Also, they are writing about Jesus, not about themselves.
Did St Peter have a rock in which he built the church of Jesus?
Because he would use Peter as a "strong foundation" to build up the churchNote: Actually this belief is common especially among Catholics, but a careful study of the words Jesus used shows Jesus was referring to himself as the Rock.The name Peter means stone or little rock. The Christian church has Christ as it's foundation, otherwise it wouldn't be a "Christian" church, if Peter was the foundation it would be the "Peterian" church.
How many times is phileo love used in the bible?
I assume you mean in the New Testament, as the Old was not originally written in Greek and Hebrew/Aramaic do not have clearly different words for love like phileo and agape. In any case, phileo is used only 25 times in the entire New Testament. This is a sharp contrast from agape/agapeo which is seen in noun or verb form at least 262 times. Most notably, phileo and agape are both used in the famous discussion between Jesus and Peter in John 21. The way Jesus chooses agape but Peter sticks to phileo until Jesus finally uses phileo as well, seems to indicate there is an important difference between the two words (for it greatly saddens Peter when Jesus switches to using phileo, even though that was the very word he chose to use in answer when Jesus was using agape.)
Did Jesus love Peter?
This episode is to be found in John's Gospel, which says that the risen Jesus questioned Peter three times by the Sea of Galilee, just as Peter had previously denied Jesus three times. Jesus addressed him each time theatrically as "Simon, son of Jonah", not as Peter, the name always previously used by Jesus.John Carroll (The Existential Jesus) says that it was as if the scene was designed to humiliate Peter in front of the other disciples. He goes on to explain why Jesus asked Peter this question three times, although with subtle differences:The first time, Jesus asked about unconditional love (Greek: agape) and the question was comparative: "Do you love me more than these [the other disciples]?" Peter answered that he loves him, but only using the Greek word for friendly or brotherly love (philia).Not satisfied, Jesus again asked Peter, "Do you love me?" Again, Jesus asked about sacred love (agape) but this time did not ask whether Peter loved Jesus more than the others. Again, Peter replied with the Greek word for brotherly love (philia).In the third questioning, Jesus asked only whether Peter had brotherly love for him (philia). He accepted that this was the most that Peter would give. Peter was upset that it has been necessary to ask him three times. The subtext is that what really upset him was that his love was confirmed as less than unconditional.
Did Jesus use weapons?
no he used his words and love to do most things.
Why did Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved Him?
Peter had denied his Lord three times before the crucifixion. Later, when the risen Christ encountered Peter on the seashore, He did not ask Peter for a confession of his sin, but a confession of his love, again three times as Peter had denied Him. Read this account in John 21:15-17.Perhaps because Peter denied Jesus 3 times and Jesus wanted him to realize that Jesus knew that he loved him even if he had denied him, and he asked three times because Peter denied him three times.SHAdditional Answer:This exchange reminds us of the time when Peter was questioned for his professed loyalty to Jesus. Three times bystanders questioned Peter's association with the Master. Now Jesus questioned Peter three times about his love for and loyalty to Him. Christ's gentle rebuke no doubt made a huge impression on the disciple.More importantly perhaps is the use of words for the term 'love.' Jesus used the word 'agape' or the love of God the first two times only while Peter replies with 'filio' or the love of man on all three replies and Jesus uses it on the third question. Also, lambs reflects those called but not yet converted while sheep are the converted but not part of the soon to be established true Church.
Why is Jesus' questioning of Peter's love linked with Peter's former denial of him?
In this passage, the risen Jesus questioned Peter three times, just as Peter had previously denied Jesus three times. Jesus addressed him each time theatrically as "Simon, son of Jonah", not as Peter, the name always previously used by Jesus. It was as if the scene was designed to humiliate Peter in front of the other disciples, because of his previous denials.The first time, Jesus asked , "Do you love (agape - sacred or unconditional love) me more than these [the other disciples]?" Peter answered that he loves him, but only using the Greek word for friendly or brotherly love (philia). In exasperation, Jesus said, "Feed my sheep." With the meanings of sacred and brotherly love lost in the English translations, this last statement is usually interpreted as a sign of approval, quite the opposite of the original meaning.Jesus again asked Peter, "Do you love me?" Again, sacred love (agape), but this time did not ask whether Peter loved Jesus more than the others. And again, Peter replied with the Greek word for brotherly love (philia).In the third questioning, Jesus asked only whether Peter had brotherly love for him (philia). He accepted that this was the most that Peter would give.
How did saint peter became saint?
He was appointed by Christ to be the leader of the Christians after he himself had gone. The word 'Pope' was not used, since the organised Church of today did not exist.
Who were the sheep Jesus was calling Peter to care for?
A:There is a passage in John chapter 21 that has Jesus say "Feed my sheep" to Peter. This works well because it was written in Greek, but its meaning is entirely lost in the English language because it can not be translated accurately from Greek. Its meaning would also be lost had it been spoken in Aramaic, just as in English. This is a play on words, taking advantage of the Greek language having different words for different types of love, including agape(unconditional or sacred love) and philia (brotherly love). In this chapter, on the Sea of Galilee, the risen Jesus questioned Peter three times, just as Peter had previously denied Jesus three times. Jesus addressed him each time theatrically as "Simon, son of Jonah", not as Peter, the name always previously used by Jesus. It was as if the scene was designed to humiliate Peter in front of the other disciples.The first time, Jesus asked , "Do you love (agape) me more than these [the other disciples]?" Peter answered that he loves him, but only using the Greek word for friendly or brotherly love (philia). In exasperation, Jesus said, "Feed my sheep." With the meanings of sacred and brotherly love lost in the English translations, this last statement is usually interpreted as a sign of approval, quite the opposite of the original meaning.Jesus again asked Peter, "Do you love me?" Again, sacred love (agape), but this time did not ask whether Peter loved Jesus more than the others. And again, Peter replied with the Greek word for brotherly love (philia).In the third questioning, Jesus asked only whether Peter had brotherly love for him (philia). He accepted that this was the most that Peter would give.When understood in this way, we realise that "Feed my sheep" was a sign of exasperation and does not refer to real or allegorical sheep.
Why was Jesus so critical of Peter?
The author of Matthew's Gospel, on several occasions, sought to elevate Peter and portray him as greater than the other disciples; here it is taken for granted that it would be Peter who would be able to emulate Jesus by walking on water. It is Matthew's Gospel that says that Jesus told Peter, "thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church." Nevertheless, one modern scholar summarises the portrayal of Peter in Matthew as "confused, cowardly, without understanding, disliking suffering, giving with a view to future gain, impetuous, impulsive and unstable, stingy in forgiving, overestimating his ability, and denying his master miserably."Elaine Pagels (Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas) says that although the author of John's Gospel grudgingly accepted Peter as leader, he frequently has an anonymous 'disciple whom Jesus loved' surpass Peter, as if the author wished to undermine Peter. At his last appearance, the risen Jesus asks Peter three times whether he loved him, using the Greek word for sacred love (agape), and each time, Peter's answer disappointed. In this last episode, Jesus addressed him each time theatrically as "Simon, son of Jonah", not as Peter, the name always previously used by Jesus; it was as if the scene was designed to humiliate Peter in front of the other disciples. In the final scene at Galilee, Jesus rejects Peter in favour of the unknown disciple.Overall, it seems that Matthew is saying that Jesus was supportive of Peter, in spite of Peter's character flaws, but that John is portraying Jesus as ultimately disappointed in Peter, finally rejecting and humiliating him. The two accounts were written in different communities and form different traditions that probably reflect the teachings of the two communities.
Did Jesus predict the death of Peter?
Yes, in the Bible, Jesus predicts Peter's denial of him three times before the rooster crows. Jesus did not predict Peter's death specifically, but he did foreshadow Peter's denial during the events leading up to his crucifixion.
How did st. Peter become a st.?
Peter and his brother Andrew were the first of the twelve disciples to follow Jesus. As a result of his following Jesus for his three years of ministry he was one of the first 'Christians'. Jesus' ministry took place between about AD 26 or 27 to about AD 30. Peter was one of Jesus' closest friends. We hear of several cases where Jesus took with him only Peter, James and John. Peter was also known as the 'leader' of the disciples, and also their spokesman. His original name was Simon, but he was nicknamed 'Peter' by Jesus because the name 'Peter' means 'a rock' - and Jesus felt that Peter would be dependable enough to carry on the Kingdom of God after his death and resurrection. Despite weakness in Peter (he even denied Jesus three times at his trial) he went on to lead the disciples and eventually died for hiis faith by crucifixion upside down, but not before, with Paul, he had been responsible for the faith spreading right across the then known world. So if he was on earth today he might well have been nicknamed 'Rocky'! However, the actual term 'Christian' was not used until much later. First those who followed Jesus were simply 'his followers' or 'his disciples' (let's not forget that, as well as Peter, James and John, and the rest of the '12', there were also the '72' who were in an outer circle of followers and many hundreds of others who followed him round). As the Church spread, the followers of Jesus were called the 'Followers of the Way', and the term Christian was not used until well after the turn of the first century.
