PETER IN ROME
A Review Of The Literary
Record In The Light Of Scriptural Evidence
A Thesis Presented to the
Faculty of the Department of Theology Ambassador College
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Theology
by David John Albert
June 1973
Reprinted, 2001, by
I. Introduction. The
Problem of the Study. The Purpose of
the Study. The Method of the Study
II. The Biblical Record. Two Different Commissions. No Peter in Romans.
The Roman Imprisonments and Epistles
III. Where Peter Was. Babylon
Did Exist. Biblical Evidence or
Christian Tradition?
A Hostile Frontier — Barrier to Communication
IV. The First Century. —
Clement Of Rome And Ignatius. Clement
of Rome. Ignatius
V. The Second
Century. — Irenaeus, Dionysius, And Clement Of Alexandria. Irenaeus. Dionysius of Corinth. Clement of Alexandria. The Development of Tradition
VI. The Third Century. — Tertullian And Origen.
VII. The Fourth Century. — Eusebius, Lactantius, And Jerome. Eusebius.
Martyrdom under Nero. 67 or
68? How Historical is Eusebius’
History? Lactantius and Jerome
VIII. Conclusions. Tradition or Theory? Need for Peter in Rome?