When Jesus is arrested, Peter denies knowing him, and all the apostles desert him. The clue to Jesus' identity is what scholars call the "Messianic secret." Jesus is the Messiah, and he alone ...

She looked at him closely and said, “You were one of those with Jesus of Nazareth.” But Peter denied it. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said, and he went out into the ...

Peter was indignant and shrugged off the suggestion that he would be disloyal. He argued that he would be prepared to die with Jesus, and the rest of the disciples said they would face death too.