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The Toledoth Y.S.W also praises Peter as a greatly learned and pious man dedicated to saving Israelites from heresy. Peter's mission to the Hellenes was headed by Gamaliel's student Saul of Tarsus whose efforts in Peter's direction were complimented by R. [[Jacob Emden]] in the Seder Olam Rabbah Vezuta. | The Toledoth Y.S.W also praises Peter as a greatly learned and pious man dedicated to saving Israelites from heresy. Peter's mission to the Hellenes was headed by Gamaliel's student Saul of Tarsus whose efforts in Peter's direction were complimented by R. [[Jacob Emden]] in the Seder Olam Rabbah Vezuta. | ||
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| − | + | Arriving in Europe with hordes from the east and claiming descent from The House of Imran, the Desposyni of Ana and Zechariah's Zadokite Kohen family, the original central European "blue bloods" appointed by Charlemagne considered themselves to have a divine right as true Koenigs in the Church. They maintained close cultural ties with the Fatimids whom they also regarded as Nizariun but viewed Byzantine influence in the Church as anti-Christian and continually sought to reform the mistakes made by Pope Sylvester. In the latter half of the 11th century, having succeeded in influencing the initiation of a reform in the western Church, they initiated the crusades to stem the spread of unpetrine influence in the Holy Lands. There was an historical friction between the blue-bloods and the House of David, since the former promoted the idea that the prophesies concerning the House of David had been fulfilled in a spiritual sense, while the latter have always continued to expect a more literal fulfilment. Despite this friction, a great deal of respect existed between the two communities, and Rashi's Tosafist school in particular was accepted as generally authoritative with regards to explaining the Scriptures and maintaining accurate records concerning Petrine tradition. | |
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| + | Among Petrines, the Quran is recognisable as a manifestation of the Petrine Lectionary in a strike against the spread of Mandaism in particular but also various other dark-age dogmas among Arabic pagans. Similarly, many "Gnostic" documents, like the coptic letter of Peter to Philip, could be better understood as attempts written in Gnostic terms to bring the fore-runners of the Mandaeans around to the straight path. | ||
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Revision as of 12:24, 2 February 2008
- "R. Jacob Tam also expressed his belief that Peter (Simon Caiaphas), the first Pope, was a devout and learned Jew, who dedicated his life to guiding Christians along the proper path. R. Tam further maintained that Peter was the author of the Nishmat prayer recited on Sabbaths and Festivals, as well as a prayer for Yom Kippur (Mahzor Vitry, edited by S.Hurwitz, 1923, p.285 note 5 and p. 362 note 5. CF. J. Eisenstein's articles on Simon Caiaphas in Otzar Israel and Otzar Midrashim). It may also be noted that R. Judah He-Hasid, leader of the twelfth century Hasidei Ashkenaz in Germany, also referred to Peter as a Pious man ("zaddik"; Sefer Hasidim, no. 191)."[1]
The Toledoth Y.S.W also praises Peter as a greatly learned and pious man dedicated to saving Israelites from heresy. Peter's mission to the Hellenes was headed by Gamaliel's student Saul of Tarsus whose efforts in Peter's direction were complimented by R. Jacob Emden in the Seder Olam Rabbah Vezuta.
Petrine Perspective
Arriving in Europe with hordes from the east and claiming descent from The House of Imran, the Desposyni of Ana and Zechariah's Zadokite Kohen family, the original central European "blue bloods" appointed by Charlemagne considered themselves to have a divine right as true Koenigs in the Church. They maintained close cultural ties with the Fatimids whom they also regarded as Nizariun but viewed Byzantine influence in the Church as anti-Christian and continually sought to reform the mistakes made by Pope Sylvester. In the latter half of the 11th century, having succeeded in influencing the initiation of a reform in the western Church, they initiated the crusades to stem the spread of unpetrine influence in the Holy Lands. There was an historical friction between the blue-bloods and the House of David, since the former promoted the idea that the prophesies concerning the House of David had been fulfilled in a spiritual sense, while the latter have always continued to expect a more literal fulfilment. Despite this friction, a great deal of respect existed between the two communities, and Rashi's Tosafist school in particular was accepted as generally authoritative with regards to explaining the Scriptures and maintaining accurate records concerning Petrine tradition.
Among Petrines, the Quran is recognisable as a manifestation of the Petrine Lectionary in a strike against the spread of Mandaism in particular but also various other dark-age dogmas among Arabic pagans. Similarly, many "Gnostic" documents, like the coptic letter of Peter to Philip, could be better understood as attempts written in Gnostic terms to bring the fore-runners of the Mandaeans around to the straight path.
References
- ↑ page 34 of the Wipf and Stock Publisher's edition of New York Orthodox Rabbi Harvey Falk's book "Jesus the Pharisee: A new look at the Jewishness of Jesus" (copyright 1985 Paulist Press)
