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Upon this rock : St. Peter and the primacy of Rome in scripture and the early church

Title
Upon this rock : St. Peter and the primacy of Rome in scripture and the early church / by Stephen K. Ray.
Author
Ray, Stephen K.
Publication
San Francisco : Ignatius Press, [1999], ©1999.

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Description
331 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
  • "As an Evangelical Protestant, Stephen Ray realized that the real issue dividing Catholics and Protestants was authority. Everything else was secondary to the issue of authority. Protestants accept the authority of the Bible alone, whereas Catholics understand the authority to be residing in the Magisterium, the Scriptures and the Sacred Tradition.".
  • "Ray goes through the Scriptures and writings from the first five centuries of the early Church to demonstrate that the early Christians had a clear understanding of the primacy of Peter in the See of Rome. He tackles the tough issues in an attempt to expose how the opposition is misunderstanding the Scriptures and history. He uses many Evangelical Protestant scholars and historians to support the Catholic position.
  • This book contains the most complete compilation of Scriptural and Patristic quotations on the primacy of Peter and the Papal office of any book currently available."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Modern apologetics library
Uniform Title
Modern apologetics library.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-313) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome -- Pt. 1. The Apostle Peter. Biblical Study: Peter the Man, the Apostle, and the Rock. Historical Study: Was Peter in Rome, Was He the First Bishop of Rome, and Was He Martyred in Rome? The Opposition -- Pt. 2. The Primacy of Peter in the See of Rome. Oldest Documents: Earliest Christian Documents Reveal the Primacy of Peter in the See of Rome. The First Five Centuries: The Primacy of Rome in the Early Church -- Pt. 3. Current Church Teaching -- App. A. The Chronological List of the Popes -- App. B. An Old Testament Basis for the Primacy and Succession of St. Peter.
ISBN
0898707234 (alk. paper)
LCCN
98074065
OCLC
  • 41088787
  • ocm41088787
  • SCSB-3839809
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries