ane What is the lexically proven Aramaic word for Peter

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Thu Mar 23 18:12:12 EST 2000


In a message dated 3/23/2000 1:54:00 PM Central Daylight Time, 
alpersso at pe.net writes:

<< 
 Peter had the name "petros" before joining Christ, Mt 4:18, therefore it is 
NOT just another translation of Cephas. If it were then surely in Jn 1:42 it 
would be written "you shall be called petros which by interpretation is a 
lithos."
  >>

Did he really?  Can we believe that the gospels are historically accurate in 
that regard when we don't consider them to be historically accurate in other 
respects?

gfsomsel



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