Peter - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:39:59 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Peter - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Was James, not Peter, the head of the Church after Jesus? https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/03/21/james-peter-head-church-jesus/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:30:02 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=55429 Some claim that it was James, not Peter, who was the leader of the early Church after the time of Christ. What evidence can they provide for this claim? And what evidence is there against it? Which James? "James" was a common name in first century Judea, and there were several men named James who Read more

Was James, not Peter, the head of the Church after Jesus?... Read more]]> Some claim that it was James, not Peter, who was the leader of the early Church after the time of Christ.

What evidence can they provide for this claim?

And what evidence is there against it?

Which James?

"James" was a common name in first century Judea, and there were several men named James who are mentioned in the New Testament.

Unfortunately, precisely how many Jameses there are many is not clear.

They are described different ways, and it is not clear whether a James described in one passage is the same as the James mentioned in another. Continue Reading

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