In replying to Jane Sinner's letter (Nov. 16), the assertions made in Steven Bishop's letter (Nov. 23) are predicated on several dubious claims. The tradition of the successors of Peter via the laying ...
The Gospel accounts tell us that Peter’s original name was Simon, a common Jewish name, and his father’s name was John. Simon grew up in the town of Bethsaida on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, then ...