Saint Peter Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Non-Christian views== ===Judaism=== {{main|Saint Peter and Judaism}} According to an old Jewish tradition, Simon Peter joined the early Christians at the decision of the rabbis. Worried that early Christianity's similarity to Judaism would lead people to mistake it for a branch of Judaism, he was chosen to join them. As he moved up in rank, he would be able to lead them into forming their own, distinct belief system. Despite this, he was said to remain a practicing Jew, and is ascribed with the authorship of the Nishmas prayer.<ref>{{cite book|title=Otzar HaMidrashim|author=Julius Eisenstein|year=1915|publisher=Mishor|page=557|author-link=Julius Eisenstein}}</ref> ===Islam=== {{Main|Peter in Islam}} [[Muslim]]s consider [[Jesus]] a [[prophet]] of God. The [[Qur'an]] also speaks of Jesus's disciples but does not mention their names, instead referring to them as "helpers to the [[Prophets in Islam|prophet of God]]".<ref>Qur'an 3:49–53</ref> Muslim exegesis and Qur'an commentary, however, names them and includes Peter among the disciples.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book |author1-last= Noegel|author1-first= Scott B.|author2-last= Wheeler|author2-first= Brandon M.|date= 2003|title= Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=6aTXAAAAMAAJ|location= Lanham, MD|publisher= Scarecrow Press (Rowman & Littlefield)|page= 86|isbn= 978-0-8108-4305-9|quote=Muslim exegesis identifies the disciples of Jesus as Peter, Andrew, Matthew, Thomas, Philip, John, James, Bartholomew, and Simon}}</ref> An old tradition, which involves the legend of [[Habib the Carpenter]], mentions that Peter was one of the three disciples sent to [[Antioch]] to preach to the people there.<ref>''Hughes Dictionary of Islam'', ''Habib the Carpenter''</ref> [[Twelver]] [[Shia]] [[Muslim]]s see a parallel in the figure of Peter to [[Ali]] at [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]]'s time. They look upon Ali as being the [[vicegerent]], with [[Muhammad]] being the [[prophet]]; likewise, they see Peter as the vicegerent, behind [[Jesus in Islam|Jesus]] the prophet and [[Masih]]. Peter's role as the first proper leader of the church is also seen by Shias to be a parallel to their belief in Ali as the first [[caliph]] after Muhammad.<ref>''[[No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam]]'', [[Reza Aslan]], Dictionary: ''Simon Peter''</ref> <!-- why is this here? Shias believe that [[Muhammad al-Mahdi]] (who was probably [[Imam Mahdi]]) was the son of Hasan al Askari (a descendant of Muhammad and thus of Ishmael) and [[Narjis]] (a descendant of Yahuda and thus of Isaac). --> === Bahá'í Faith === In the [[Baháʼí Faith|Bahá'í Faith]] "the primacy of Peter, the Prince of the Apostles, is upheld and defended."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Promised Day Is Come {{!}} Bahá'í Reference Library|url=https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/promised-day-come/5#058329751|access-date=6 August 2021|website=www.bahai.org}}</ref> Bahá'ís understand Peter's station as The Rock upon which the church of God would be founded to mean that Peter's belief in Christ as the Son of the living God would serve as the foundation for Christianity, and that upon this belief would the foundation of the church of God, understood as the Law of God, be established.<ref name="bahai.org">{{Cite web|title=The Summons of the Lord of Hosts {{!}} Bahá'í Reference Library|url=https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/summons-lord-hosts/5#662049814|access-date=6 August 2021|website=www.bahai.org}}</ref> Peter appears in the writings of [[Baháʼu'lláh|Bahá'u'lláh]], the Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, often referred to as The Rock: {{blockquote|O followers of all religions! We behold you wandering distraught in the wilderness of error. Ye are the fish of this Ocean; wherefore do ye withhold yourselves from that which sustaineth you? Lo, it surgeth before your faces. Hasten unto it from every clime. This is the day whereon the Rock (Peter) crieth out and shouteth, and celebrateth the praise of its Lord, the All-Possessing, the Most High, saying: "Lo! The Father is come, and that which ye were promised in the Kingdom is fulfilled!"|Bahá'u'lláh, ''[[Summons of the Lord of Hosts|The Summons of the Lord of Hosts]]''<ref name="bahai.org">{{Cite web|title=The Summons of the Lord of Hosts {{!}} Bahá'í Reference Library|url=https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/summons-lord-hosts/5#662049814|access-date=6 August 2021|website=www.bahai.org}}</ref>}} ===Ossetian mythology=== His name with a prefix {{lang|os|dan}} (related to river names) was applied to [[Donbettyr]], the [[Ossetian mythology|Osettian]] god of waters, patron of fish and fishermen.<ref name="Foltz">{{cite book |last1=Foltz |first1=Richard |title=The Ossetes: Modern-Day Scythians of the Caucasus |date=30 December 2021 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-0-7556-1846-0 |page=108 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PuhJEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA108 |access-date=29 August 2022 |language=en |quote="bettyr", a corruption of (St) Peter.}}</ref> === Andean traditional medicine === [[Echinopsis pachanoi|San Pedro cactus]] ''(Echinopsis pachanoi)'' has a long history of being used in [[Andes|Andean]] [[traditional medicine]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Socha |first1=Dagmara M. |last2=Sykutera |first2=Marzena |last3=Orefici |first3=Giuseppe |date=1 December 2022 |title=Use of psychoactive and stimulant plants on the south coast of Peru from the Early Intermediate to Late Intermediate Period |journal=Journal of Archaeological Science |language=en |volume=148 |page=105688 |doi=10.1016/j.jas.2022.105688 |bibcode=2022JArSc.148j5688S |s2cid=252954052 |issn=0305-4403|doi-access=free }}</ref> The common name "San Pedro cactus" – Saint Peter cactus, is attributed to the belief that as St Peter holds the keys to heaven, the effects of the cactus allow users "to reach heaven while still on earth." In 2022, the Peruvian Ministry of Culture declared the traditional use of San Pedro cactus in northern Peru as [[cultural heritage]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Declaran Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación a los conocimientos, saberes y usos del cactus San Pedro |url=https://elperuano.pe/noticia/197142-declaran-patrimonio-cultural-de-la-nacion-a-los-conocimientos-saberes-y-usos-del-cactus-san-pedro |access-date=18 December 2022 |website=elperuano.pe |language=es}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page