1. Hellenistic
   1. Alexander the Great
   2. 400 B.C.
   3. Language was Greek
   4. Jewish culture mixed
   5. Septaugint
   6. Hebrew to Greek
   7. Still survives
   8. Early Christians mixed
   9. Greek philosopy
   10. Justin Martyr
   11. Apologetics
   12. Explaining Christianity
2. Bethsaida
   1. Birthplace of Peter
   2. John 1:44
   3. Home
      1. Philip
      2. Andrew (brother)
      3. Peter
      4. Maybe
         1. James
         2. John
   4. Origins
      1. Philip the Tetrarch
      2. Hellenizer
      3. Greek "house of fishing"
   5. Larger city
      1. Capernaum
      2. Synagogue
      3. Matthew 8:14
      4. Mark 1:29
   6. Probable location
      1. Jesus feeds the multitude
      2. Mark 6:32
      3. Luke 9:10
3. Early Life
   1. Ran a fishing business
   2. Probably early 30s
   3. Symeon vs Simon
      1. Hebrew, Symeon
      2. Hellenistic, Simon
   4. Education
      1. Familiar with Hellenistic culture
      2. Schooled in Greek language
      3. Likely Aramaic and Hebrew
      4. Memorization of the Torah
   5. May have been a disciple of John
   6. Among the first disciples called
   7. John 1:35
   8. Called Cephas by Jesus
      1. John 1:42
      2. Greek, Rock
      3. Petros
   9. Had a wife
   10. Mark 1:30
4. Jesus Ministry
   1. Declares Jesus the Son of God
   2. Matthew 16:13-16
   3. Fixated on things of Man
   4. Matthew 16:22
   5. Makes profound statements
   6. Not realizing full impact
   7. Shows journey and humanity
   8. Walks on water
   9. Had faith
   10. Lacked enough faith
   11. Matthew 14:22-31
   12. Disciple of action
       1. Declares Son of God
       2. Proposes tents
       3. Matthew 17:2
       4. Cuts of Malchus ear
       5. John 18:10
       6. Feed Jesus sheep
       7. John 21:15
       8. Doesn't fully understand
       9. Does act
5. Early Church
   1. Eat unclean animals
   2. Acts 10:14-16
   3. Thinks about it
   4. Acts 10:19
   5. Growth
   6. Acting without thinking
   7. Thinking things through
   8. Cornelius
   9. Acts 10:34-48
   10. Escapes imprisonment
   11. Acts 12:17
   12. Jerusalem Council
   13. Acts 15
6. Work
   1. Geography
      1. Hot springs feed bay
      2. Attract fish
      3. Sea of Galilee
      4. Actually a great lake
   2. Fishing Boat
      1. Dimensions
         1. Holds 15 men
         2. 26.5 feet long
         3. 7.5 feet wide
         4. 4.5 feet high
      2. Construction
         1. Mortise and tenon
         2. Nails
         3. Flat bottom
         4. Close to shore
         5. Numerous wood types
         6. Rowable
         7. Also had a sail
   3. Fishing Net
      1. Mark 1:16
      2. 18 - 25 feet in diameter
      3. Weights of stone
      4. Pull out the net
      5. Pull bottom together
      6. Must be in water
      7. John 21:7
7. Controversy
   1. Galatians 2:11
   2. Paul reprimands Peter
   3. Uses name Cephas
   4. Five Proofs
      1. Chronology
         1. Before the Jerusalum Council
         2. After the Jerusalem Council
      2. Names
         1. Peter
         2. Cephas
         3. James
         4. John
      3. Authority of Scripture
      4. Church History
      5. Consquences of Being Wrong
8. Later Life
   1. Catholics
   2. Peter goes to Rome
   3. Crucified
   4. First Pope
   5. Vatican in Rome
   6. Built on Peters grave
9. Scripture
   1. John 1:35-44
      1. Possibly a disciple of John
      2. Andrew (brother)
      3. Simon
      4. Cephas
      5. Philip
      6. Bethsaida
   2. Mark 1:16-18
      1. Net
      2. Fishermen
      3. Fishers of men
   3. Mark 1:30
      1. Wife
   4. Disciple of Action
      1. Matthew 16:13-28
         1. Son of Living God
         2. Action
         3. Rebuked by Jesus
         4. Without understanding
      2. Matthew 14:22-36
         1. Jesus tells him to walk on water
         2. Starts to sink
         3. You have so little faith
      3. Matthew 17:1-13
         1. Pitch tents
      4. John 18:1-11
         1. Malchus ear
      5. John 21:1-25
         1. Boat
         2. Stripped for work
         3. Yes, I love you
         4. Feed my sheep
      6. Summary
         1. Spritual journey
         2. Humanity
   5. Acts 10:1-33
      1. Gods says to eat
      2. Will not eat unclean food
      3. Puzzling over the vision
      4. Tells Cornelius
      5. No longer call anyone unclean