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Primacy of Simon Peter, also known as Petrine primacy (from the Latin ''Petrus'' for "Peter"), is the position of preeminence that is attributed to the Apostle Peter among the Twelve Apostles. It is to be distinguished from the primacy of the Bishop of Rome, also known as the Roman primacy, whose link with the primacy of the Apostle Peter is disputed. == Primacy of Peter among the Apostles == The ''Evangelical Dictionary of Theology'' illustrates the leading role that Peter played among the Apostles, speaking up on matters that concern them all, being called by Jesus by a name linking him with the rock on which Jesus would build his church, being charged with pasturing the flock of Christ, and taking the leading role in the initial church described in the Acts of the Apostles.〔(Walter A. Elwell (editor), ''Evangelical Dictionary of Theology'' (Baker Academic 2001 ISBN 978-0-80102075-9), entry "Peter, Primacy of" )〕 There is general agreement among scholars on the preeminence that the historical Peter held among the disciples of Jesus, making him "the most prominent and influential member of the Twelve during Jesus' ministry and in the early Church".〔Theodore Stylianopoulos "Concerning the Biblical Foundation of Primacy", in (Walter Kasper (editor), ''The Petrine Ministry'' (Paulist Press 2008 ISBN 978-0-80914334-4), pp. 43–44 ), citing (John P. Meier, ''A Marginal Jew. 3. Companions and Competitors'' (Knopf Doubleday 2001 ISBN 978-0-38546993-7) ), pp. 221–225, and others.〕 In one interpretation the prominence that the New Testament and other early Christian writings attribute to Peter is due to their seeing him as a unifying factor in contrast to other figures identified with disputed interpretations of Christianity.〔"For ''Peter was probably in fact and effect the bridge-man'' (pontifex maximus!) ''who did more than any other to hold together the diversity of first-century Christianity.'' James the brother of Jesus, and Paul of Tarsus, the two other most prominent leading figures in first-century Christianity, were too much identified with their respective "brands" of Christianity, at least in the eyes of Christians at the opposite ends of this particular spectrum. But Peter, as shown particularly by the Antioch episode in , had both a care to hold firm to his Jewish heritage—which Paul lacked—and an openness to the demands of developing Christianity, which James lacked. John might have served as a figure of the center holding together the extremes, but if the writings linked with his name are at all indicative of his own stance, he was too much of an individualist to provide such a rallying point. Others could link the developing new religion more firmly to its founding events and to Jesus himself. But none of them, including the rest of the twelve, seem to have played any role of continuing significance for the whole sweep of Christianity—though James the brother of John might have proved an exception had he been spared." (original ) Dunn, James D.G. ''The Canon Debate''. McDonald & Sanders editors, 2002, ch. 32, p. 577. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Primacy of Simon Peter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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