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Attitudes In The Early Church Affecting Petrine Primacy, Gilbert Franke
Attitudes In The Early Church Affecting Petrine Primacy, Gilbert Franke
Master of Divinity Thesis
This study is an investigation of the attitudes expressed by the early church toward St. Peter. While most attempts to understand the origin of Rome's claim to authority based on Petrine primacy have dealt with attitudes expressed in documents, the approach here is to examine the evidence found in various types of artistic expression. It is hoped that the attitudes toward St. Peter which affected and may have caused the unique association between himself and Rome are clarified. It is important to note in this respect that this study deals with the development of attitudes actually held in the early …