TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PART ONE: ST. PETER AND THE
CHURCH.
CHAPTER I: PETER IN MATTHEW
16:18.
The Preeminence of Peter.
Change in Name - Change in
Mission
The Rock of Matthew 16:18
Analysis of the Language in
Matthew 16:18.
Analysis of the Greek Words
Lithos and Petros Relative to Matthew
Analysis of the Greek Words
Petros and Petra.
Analysis of the Greek Text of
Matthew 16:18.
Use of the Aramaic Word Kepha in
the Greek New Testament
Simon is the First Man Called
"Peter".
Prominent Protestants Comment on
Peter as the Rock.
CHAPTER II: PETER AND THE KEYS
The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven
are given to Peter
The Power to Bind and to Loose.
Following the Keys to Peter and
Christ.
Opening/Shutting and
Binding/Loosing in Isaiah and Matthew.
The Ultimate Authority of the
Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Peter's Power to Bind and Loose
as the.
Human Holder of the Keys
The Delegation of the Keys to
Peter.
Peter and the Other Apostles'
Powers of.
Binding and Loosing.
The Absence of the Keys in
Matthew 18:18 and John 20:23.
Different Concepts of Church in Matthew
16:18 and 18:17.
The Power of the Keys as Ordained
Authority
The Ramifications of Peter's
Power of Binding and Loosing.
The Role of Binding and Loosing
in the
Post-Apostolic Era.
SUMMARY REMARKS REGARDING MATTHEW
16:18-19
CHAPTER III: PETER'S AUTHORITY
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH.
Peter's Authority in the Early
Church
The Role of the Bishops in the
Hierarchy of the Church.
Peter's Role in the Council of
Jerusalem.
James Supports Peter.
Welcoming Gentiles into the
Church -The Noachide Laws.
Paul's Teaching Ten Years After
the
Council of Jerusalem...
Peter Teaches Paul.
Language Analysis of the Greek
Word Historesai in Galatians 1:18
The Pillars of the Church Teach
in Galatians 2:9-10.
