''to be merged Merge with [[Simon Kefa (Saint Peter) bar Jonah]]''.

In the medieval :"[[Toledot YeshuRabbeinu Tam|R. Jacob Tam]] folklore and traditions also expressed his belief that '''St. Peter(Simon Caiaphas)''' (Shimeon Kepha Ha-Tzadik) has , the first Pope, was a pristine reputation as a greatly devout and learned and holy man Jew, who established the Sunday Sabbath for dedicated his life to guiding [[God-Fearershttp://godfearers.com/index.php/Notzrim Christians]] (converted from among Gnostic heretics known as along the watchers or Notzrim) instead of Saturday in proper path. R. Tam further maintained that Peter was the absence author of the [[Yoveil]]Nishmat prayer recited on Sabbaths and Festivals, Noel (as well as a new year feast but not as Christmas) instead of prayer for Yom Kippur ([[HanukkahMachzor Vitry]], the Triumph of the Cross instead of Avivedited by S.Hurwitz, 1923, Pascha (a firstfruits festival) instead of p.285 note 5 and p. 362 note 5. CF. [[Pesach]], the feast of the circumcision {{BibleverseJulius Eisenstein||John|7:2|49|}} instead of [[Yom KippurJ. Eisenstein]] (The Jewish tradition places the birth of Peter's Rabbi articles on Simon Caiaphas in [[Anush UthraOtzar Israel]] in September rather than December), and the [[Ascension]] for them instead of [[ShavuotOtzar Midrashim]]). Orthodox Jewish author R. [[Harvey Falk]] (NY) wrote It may also be noted that R. [[Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg|R. Judah He-Hasid]], who led Germany's 12th-leader of the twelfth century [[Chasidei Hasidei Ashkenaz]]in Germany, considered him also referred to be Peter as a ''Tzaddik'' Pious man (a Jewish saint or spiritual Master among "zaddik"; [[Sefer Hasidim]], no. 191). The Tosaphist [[Rabbeinu Tam]] wrote that he was "a devout and learned Jew who dedicated his life to guiding gentiles along the proper path". Tam also passed on the traditions that St Peter was the author <ref>page 34 of the Sabbath Wipf and feast-day Stock Publisher''[http://headcoverings-by-devorah.com/Nishmat.html Nishmat]'' prayer, which has no other traditional author, and also that he authored a prayer for s edition of New York Orthodox Rabbi [[Yom KippurHarvey Falk]] after appearing before 's book "Jesus the Sanhedrin in order to prove his commitment to Judaism despite his work amongst Notzrim.Pharisee: A new look at the Jewishness of Jesus" (copyright 1985 Paulist Press)</ref>

The [http://lemidrash.free.fr/JudaismeChristianisme/index_toledoth.html Toledoth Y.S.W] also praises Peter himself belonged as a greatly learned and pious man dedicated to the Jerusalem synagogue whose Nasi was Jakov Ha-Tzadik. Some argue that Jakov was not a Tzadik but a Zaddokite cousin of saving Israelites from [[Anush UthraMinuth|heresy]] on and guiding gentile followers of displacement theology into Noahism. The appearance of R. Yehuda the same side Pious in some versions <ref>page 160 of Quest books 2005 "A Rebirth for Christianity" By Alvin Boyd Kuhn ISBN:0835608387</ref> makes it likely that the Tosafists were responsible for circulating the family that Iuhana Ha-Matbil wasToledoth Y.S. Others (eW.g. Eusebeus) argue that Jakov  Peter's mission to the [[Hellenes]] was from headed by Gamaliel's Benjaminite student Saul of Tarsus the House of Jesse side Pharisee of the family Manumitted Idumean Synagogue and equivalent to Israelwhose efforts in Peter's Exilarch at direction were complimented by [[Yakov Yisrael Emden|R. Jacob Emden]] in the time[[Seder Olam Rabbah Vezuta]]. In any event he  Peter was not much involved officially instated as an Av Beit Din in Shimeon Kefa's workAntioch by Theophilius on February 22nd. The Toledoth Y.S.W. Simon also recalls Peter's right-hand man was a pharisee in Antioch and his elevated throne. Many Magi of Mithrea who had changed his stance on Halakhah to been decieved into the way anti-mishnah heresies of thinking that the Jerusalem Synagogue promoted and who went [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaizers Notzrim] were retrieved to Noahism by the name of Saul of TarsusSimon Peter. Those [http://en.wikipedia. Sadly his fanatical past reputation turned out to be a thorn in his side that hindered org/wiki/Judaizers Notzrim] who Peter's work rather than helped it eventually leading failed to convert became the Mandaeans. The Marcionites were the secession failed result of the Mandaeans before their noahidification was completePaul's mission among them.  <references /> [[Category:Tosafists Approach]]