Johannine Peter, Authoritarian or Democrat? Exegesis of The Latecomer Peter in John's Gospel: A Challenge for African Church Leaders
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2003
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
In the collective study on Peter in the New Testament, R.E. Brown points out
that "much of the material that John reports about Peter is not the same as what is
reported in the synoptic Gospels.' In fact, while reading the fourth Gospel, I realize
that the Johannine writer downplays the figure of Peter. In opposition to the synoptic
Gospels, he presents a Peter who arrives late in many important areas pertaining to the
discipleship of Jesus. A host of questions may come to one's mind: why does the
Johannine author present a great figure of the Early Church as a latecomer? Was it true
that Peter was so slow during Jesus' lifetime? If the Gospels are the living testimonies
of the evangelist communities, what was happening in the Johannine Community in
order to produce this image of Peter?
On the other hand, we have been reflecting on the reasons about the generalized
crisis and civil wars in many African countries (D.R. Congo, Rwanda, Uganda,
Burundi, Angola, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria).
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Johannine Peter, Latecomer, Peter in John's Gospel, Exegesis