Second TempleThe Land of Israel; Rome; early Christianity
Shimon Kefa (Simon Peter)
Tradition and polemic
- Judaism–Christianity
- Esoteric traditions
- Identity
- Polemic
- Liturgy
- The Ninth of Tevet
Tradition and polemic
Podcast episode · Shimon Kefa (Simon Peter)
Shimon Kefa (Simon Peter)
Shimon Kefa – Christian Martyr or a Hidden Righteous Agent Sent by the Sages of Israel?
Traditions as a mechanism of identity: the story of a "hidden emissary" that reads a religious split as a defensive step by the community.
The chapter presents the gap between the Christian tradition about Peter and Jewish traditions that portray Shimon Kefa as a hidden emissary meant to separate Judaism from Christianity in order to prevent bloodshed and assimilation. According to the story, he shaped customs and a theology that set Christianity apart from Judaism, while studying Torah in secret. Liturgical attributions and traditions around the fast of the Tenth of Tevet are also presented.
The archive doesn’t yet record Shimon Kefa’s teachers, so the road to Sinai can’t be drawn yet.