The Untold Truth Of St. Peter

These days, St. Peter is mostly known as a guy who has a Basilica in Rome and a Burg in Russia, but St. Peter was actually one of the most important people in the New Testament. Here's a whole bunch of stuff you probably never knew about him.

The story of Peter first meeting Jesus varies a little from one Gospel to the other, but basically Peter is fishing with his brother Andrew. Jesus tells them to drop their nets and come with him because he's going to have them fish for people instead. And Peter does, just like that. But the Bible and modern archaeology tell us a lot about just what he was leaving behind.

Many Christians have an idea that the disciples were poor before they started wandering around with Jesus. But Peter, at least, was probably doing pretty well for himself. From the various Gospels we learn he had at least three employees, his own boat, and a house big enough to accommodate some extended family.

We also know that he was from the city of Bethsaida, and archaeologists believe they found it. Ancient Bethsaida appears to have been a thriving urban settlement with elements of posh Roman culture, extremely significant in a place that was then generally a backwater of the empire. So Peter? He wasn't just following Jesus in the hopes of finding something better - he already had it pretty good.

When it comes to the disciples, Peter is unquestionably the most important, as all four Gospel writers give him the most coverage by far. Across all of the New Testament, Peter is mentioned by name over 200 times, while the next most talked about disciple is John, who gets a mere 29 name drops.

More than that, the Gospels agree that he served as a sort of spokesman for the group, and enjoyed as much of a position of authority as any of the disciples had. He's even chosen to be the first male follower who witnessed the resurrection, although Mary Magdalene got the real honor. And Jesus even selects him to be the one to build the church after he goes to heaven. That's extra strange since the Gospels paint Peter as an argumentative screw-up. Keep watching the video to see the untold truth of St Peter.

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He gave up a lot to follow Jesus | 0:13
He was a leader… and a screw-up | 1:14
In the garden of Gethsemane | 2:06
An epic miracle contest? | 3:08
He was possibly crucified upside-down | 4:09
Everyone thinks he's super special | 5:08

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