Chapter I: Introduction
The Problem of the Study
The Purpose of the Study
The Method of the Study
Chapter II: The Biblical Record
Two Different Commissions
No Peter in Romans
The Roman Imprisonments and Epistles
Chapter III: Where Peter Was
Babylon Did Exist
Biblical Evidence or Christian Tradition?
A Hostile Frontier — Barrier to Communication
Chapter IV: The First Century — Clement of Rome and Ignatius
Clement of Rome
Ignatius
Chapter V: The Second Century — Irenaeus, Dionysius, and Clement of Alexandria
Irenaeus
Dionysius of Corinth
Clement of Alexandria
The Development of Tradition
Chapter VI: The Third Century — Tertullian and Origen
Tertullian
Origen
Chapter VII: The Fourth Century — Eusebius, Lactantius, and Jerome
Eusebius
Martyrdom under Nero
67 or 68?
How Historical is Eusebius' History?
Lactantius and Jerome
Chapter VIII: Conclusions
Tradition or Theory?
Need for Peter in Rome?
Bibliography