The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter 60-800 CE Authors Fisherman

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Contents Foreword Preface Illustrations Abbreviations Contributors Part 1 Anchoring the Apostle: the Volume and Its Concept Chapter 1 Peter, Popes, Politics and More: the Apostle as Anchor Chapter 2 Ruling through Religion? Innovation and Tradition in Roman Imperial Representation Part 2 Anchoring the Authority of Peter Chapter 3 From Petrus to Pontifex Maximus Chapter 4 The Multiple Meanings of Papal Inscriptions in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages Chapter 5 Attitudes to Jewish and Roman Power in the Gospel and Acts of Peter Chapter 6 Peter, the Visionary before the Pope: Early Receptions of the Apostle in Marginal Communities Part 3 Anchoring Peter in Art and Poetry Chapter 7 The Role of Peter in Early Christian Art: Images from the 4th to the 6th Century Chapter 8 The Death of Peter: Anchoring an Image in the Context of Late Antique Representations of Martyrdom Chapter 9 Romulus and Peter: Remembering and Reconfiguring Rome’s Foundation in Late Antiquity Chapter 10 Sedulius’ Peter: Intention and Authority in the Paschale carmen Part 4 Anchoring the Cult of Peter Chapter 11 Peter without Paul: Aspects of the Primordial Role of Simon Peter in an Early Christian Context Chapter 12 The Architectural Appropriation of the Apostle Peter by the Early Christian Popes Chapter 13 The Cult of Peter and the Development of Martyr Cult in Rome. The Origins of the Presentation of Peter and Paul as Martyrs Chapter 14 Anchoring the Rock: the Latin Liturgical Cult of Peter in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages General Bibliography Index Locorum General Index