St. Peter, the First Bishop of Rome

Author

Roberta Helz, Marquette University

Date of Award

6-1924

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

History

First Advisor

Patrick J. Lomasney

Abstract

From the beginning of Christendom, when Christ Himself designated Peter as the rock of invincible strength, and the chief foundation atone of the Apostolic Church, Matthew 16: 18, 19, up to the Reformation, the Primacy of St. Peter had met with no opposition. After the Reformation a partisans spirit in the interest of orthodox Protestantism against the Roman Church called into question this fact so universally admitted. The leading opponents were U. Valerius (1520), K. Flaccus (1564), Blondel (1641), and later Baur (1831), all champions of the Reformation. They further contended that Peter never resided in Rome, nor could that epistle which is called the First Epistle of St. Peter claim Peter as its author, that this epistle was either pseudonymous or the work of St. Paul.

Comments

A Thesis Submitted to Fulfill the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, College of Arts and Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Recommended Citation

Helz, Roberta, "St. Peter, the First Bishop of Rome" (1924). Bachelors’ Theses. 546.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/546