David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

2015 · Documentary · 1 Season · 2 Episodes · 7.5

Actor David Suchet goes in search of one of the most puzzling characters in history - the man we know today as Saint Peter.

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Episodes

E11. Episode 159m · 2015-04-03Beside the Sea of Galilee, he investigates Peter's early life as a fisherman and asks why it was that Peter chose to join forces with Jesus - a man so clearly on a collision course with Rome.E22. Episode 259m · 2015-04-05According to the New Testament, it is Peter who takes charge of the movement after the death of Jesus. But how could a man who had previously been painted as an impetuous and confused character fill the shoes of such a charismatic leader? And is there any evidence that Peter was eventually martyred in Rome as the first pope of the Roman Catholic church?

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