Who was the first Bishop of Rome ?

[Paul Younan]

Greetings!

Shamasha Paul, what do you know about this? St. Peter's Tomb in Jerusalem?

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MG

Hi Akhi,

I'm not sure that an ossuary inscription is any more conclusive than the general Roman Rite tradition that the Apostle Shimon was martyred in Rome.

My biggest doubt personally is the lack of mention in the Apostle Paul's epistle to the Romans. He did not mention Shimon.

Also, Shimon wrote his epistle from Babylon, which was the largest center of Jewish diaspora during that time. Not Rome. Babylonia/Mesopotamia had a massive Jewish population.

It makes no sense when people say that he really meant Rome when he said Babylon. Because Paul in that case would've also addressed his epistle to the Babylonians, using the same code word, instead of to the Romans.

So to me personally, it makes no sense that Peter is buried in Rome or even visited the city. He certainly would not have needed Paul to minister to the Roman church, if he himself founded it.

The three places we know for sure from scripture that Shimon Keepa ministered to the believers are Judea, Antioch in Syria, and Babylonia.

My inclination would be that he is buried in Judea somewhere, or in Galilee his home land.

+Shamasha