What did Peter do after the death of Christ?

Question

Also, someone once told me that he was crucified upside down is that true? Is that in the Bible or another historial book?

Answer 1

The Book of Acts shows he stayed in Jerusalem, doing whatever he could to help the church during the early days. We also read that he came to Antioch, according to Paul's letter to the Galatians. After that, the Bible doesn't say.

There are a lot of traditions, and no doubt there is some truth to all of them, but the plain fact is we don't know. If it were really all that important, the Lord would have told us. The important thing is to be faithful, like Peter was, even unto death if that's what it takes.

Answer 2

After the murder of James the Just 42 AD Peter moved to Antioch where he was elected bishop. He remained there running the Jewish church, next to the conflicting Paulian church, until he was taken to Rome 67 AD. Linus (a roman and related to the emperor) was the overseer of the execution of Peter. Linus was the first man to declare himself pontif. (pope)
There is a record of Peter performing a healing in Saudi Arabia, down near Yemon around the year 50 AD.

Peter was never pope or bishop of rome, that is just roman catholic dogma..!!

Answer 3

It's tradition. It seems absolutely certain that Peter was executed in Rome sometime during the persecutions under Nero (AD 64). Whether he was crucified upside-down is a little less certain. Here is the evidence and documentation:

The earliest mention that we have of Peter's death is in a letter from Clement, bishop of Rome (AD 88-97), to the Corinthians. He mentions the suffering and martyrdom of Peter and Paul in Rome.

Dionysius, bishop of Corinth, bears the following testimony (about AD 180) referring to Peter and Paul: "Both of these having planted the church at Corinth, likewise instructed us; and having in like manner taught in Italy, they suffered martyrdom about the same time."

About AD 200, Tertullian, a Christian teacher, mentions the deaths of Peter and Paul as occurring in Rome under Nero.

Peter's death is also found in Caius, an ecclesiastical writer (3rd century), who says that Peter and Paul "suffered martyrdom about the same time."

Eusebius in his book entitled Ecclesiastical History (written AD 325) says: "Thus Nero publicly announcing himself as the chief enemy of God, was led on in his fury to slaughter the apostles. Paul is therefore said to have been beheaded at Rome, and Peter to have been crucified under him. And this account is confirmed by the fact, that the names of Peter and Paul still remain in the cemeteries of that city even to this day" (Ecclesiastical History 2:25).

This tradition of Peter's death was not localized in Rome alone, but was apparently widespread throughout the Church.

There are also a large number of written stories about Peter. These stories are highly questionable as history, but they all agree when speaking of Peter's death: he was crucified in Rome during the time of Nero. Some of these stories are quite early -- for example "The Acts of Peter" (2nd century AD). It is from "The Acts of Peter" that we get the story of Peter being crucified upside-down. Supposedly Peter requested that he be crucified upside-down because he was "unworthy to die in the same manner as my Lord."

Eusebius also records this story, but says his source is from a church theologian named Origen (who wrote about AD 230): "Peter appears to have preached through Pontus, Galatia, Bithynia, Cappadocia, and Asia, to the Jews that were scattered abroad; who also, finally coming to Rome, was crucified with his head downward, having requested of himself to suffer in this way" (Ecclesiastical History 3:1).

Answer 4

Preached the gospel
I think it is true about him being crucified upside down, but it's not in the Bible.

Answer 5

Only two of the original apostles deaths are addressed in scripture. And Peter's is not one of them.

Any non-scriptural account is not reliable.

Judas committed suicide and James was beheaded by Nero.

Answer 6

same as he did before, Denied Jesus. Tough he cahnged his mind again and return to Rome to be persecuted.. but again it's all oral traditions since there is no refenrece to this before 200 ce.

Answer 7

he founded the catholic church and became the first pope

and yup, its true

Answer 8

I think that IS true.