'''Peter's confession''' refers to St._Peter's statement in the Gospel_of_Mark {{bibleverse-nb||Mark|8:27–30}}, Gospel_of_Matthew {{bibleverse-nb||Matthew|16:13–20}}, and Gospel_of_Luke {{bibleverse-nb||Luke|9:18–20}} that Jesus is the "Christ," the Anointed One. == The Passage Matthew 16:13-20 == Peter's confession comes, when Jesus wanders with his disciples through Caesarea_Philippi. He asks them, who do people say the Son of Man is. After his disciples gave him several answers (Verse 14) they remain silent, when he asks them who they believe he is (Verse 15). Only Peter speaks up and confesses, that Jesus is the one, who was promised in the Holy Scriptures. == Theological Thoughts == This passage can be seen in several contexts. For one, one could argue that the diciples did not know yet who Jesus really was. Even though they walked with him and believed in his teachings they did not understand at this time that Jesus was the Christ.
This theory is backed with other Bible verses. Matthew 8:23-27 is such a passage. When Jesus rebuked the sea and waves, it is written that the diciples were amazed and asked, what kind of man this is. (Verse 27). At this point, they did not know that the living God himself was present among them.
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