パウロ vs ペテロ

Paul of Tarsus, born Saul, was a Pharisee and Roman citizen from Tarsus in Cilicia who became the most influential missionary of early Christianity. Initially a zealous persecutor of the church (Acts 8:3; Galatians 1:13–14), he was dramatically converted on the road to Damascus by an encounter with the risen Christ (Acts 9). He undertook at least three missionary journeys …

Peter, born Simon son of John (or Jonah), was a fisherman from Bethsaida in Galilee who became the most prominent of Jesus's twelve apostles. Jesus gave him the name Cephas (Aramaic) or Peter (Greek), both meaning 'rock,' saying he would build his church on this rock (Matthew 16:18). He was among the inner circle of three disciples who witnessed the …