The early reception and appropriation of the apostle Peter (60-800 ce) : the anchors of the fisherman / edited by Roald Dijkstra.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

part 1: Anchoring the Apostle: the Volume and Its Concept --


Peter, Popes, Politics and More: the Apostle as Anchor /
  Roald Dijkstra -- Ruling through Religion? Innovation and Tradition in Roman Imperial Representation /
  Olivier Hekster.

part 2: Anchoring the Authority of Peter --
 
From Petrus to Pontifex Maximus / John R. Curran -- The Multiple Meanings of Papal Inscriptions in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages /
  Thomas F. X. Noble -- Attitudes to Jewish and Roman Power in the Gospel and Acts of Peter /
  Markus Bockmuehl -- Peter, the Visionary before the Pope: Early Receptions of the Apostle in Marginal Communities /
  Régis Burnet.

part 3: Anchoring Peter in Art and Poetry --

The Role of Peter in Early Christian Art: Images from the 4th to the 6th Century /
 
Jutta Dresken-Weiland -- The Death of Peter: Anchoring an Image in the Context of Late Antique Representations of Martyrdom /
 
Markus Löx -- Romulus and Peter: Remembering and Reconfiguring Rome’s Foundation in Late Antiquity /
 

Mark Humphries -- Sedulius’ Peter: Intention and Authority in the Paschale carmen /
  Carl P. E. Springer.

part 4: Anchoring the Cult of Peter --

Peter without Paul: Aspects of the Primordial Role of Simon Peter in an Early Christian Context /
  Annewies van den Hoek -- The Architectural Appropriation of the Apostle Peter by the Early Christian Popes /
 
Kristina Friedrichs -- The Cult of Peter and the Development of Martyr Cult in Rome. The Origins of the Presentation of Peter and Paul as Martyrs /
  Alan Thacker -- Anchoring the Rock: the Latin Liturgical Cult of Peter in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages /
 
Els Rose.

"The apostle Peter gradually became one of the most famous figures of the ancient world. His almost undisputed reputation made the disciple an exquisite anchor by which new practices within and outside the Church could be established, including innovations in fields as diverse as architecture, art, cult, epigraphy, liturgy, poetry and politics. This interdisciplinary volume inquires the way in which the figure of Peter functioned as an anchor for various people from different periods and geographical areas. The concept of Anchoring Innovation is used to investigate the history of the reception of the apostle Peter from the first century up to Charlemagne, revealing as much about Peter as about the context in which this reception took place. Contributors are: R�gis Burnet, John R. Curran, Roald Dijkstra, Jutta Dresken-Weiland, Kristina Friedrichs, Olivier Hekster, Annewies van den Hoek, Mark Humphries, Markus L�x, Thomas F.X. Noble, Els Rose, Carl P.E. Springer, Alan Thacker"--