septembermorn

Than you for your answer, Dillards. I love Peter, too, for his faults and relate to him very much. The fact that he represents the "normal person" is one of the reasons I'd like to know more of what he has to say. For the time being, I'm going to continue to take Jesus' answer quite literally. :-)

Jesus Calls Peter (1:40-42) I have a question on this: "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas." Cephas is the Aramaic word for "rock." Petros (Peter) is the Greek word for "rock." Jesus seems to be prophesying to Peter of his future as the rock, the foundation, by his faith, of the new Christian movement. I have always taken the verse to mean that Peter is the rock that Jesus means to use as the foundation for "the new Christian movement." If so, then why is Paul so prominent in the New Testament and not Peter? Would someone please clarify?