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title: 'The Peter of History and the Peter of Fiction'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Philip Schaff'
date: 1880-10-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church History, Autobiography, and Biography'
- 'Roman Catholic History'
- 'Apologetical Method'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 16'
- 'Galatians 2'
- 'Acts 10'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/schaff-1880-the-peter-of-history-and-the-peter-of-fiction
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# The Peter of History and the Peter of Fiction

Contrasts the historical Peter with legendary and hierarchical portrayals and critiques Papal claims, reviewing New Testament evidence and early traditions.

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