So, serious question, when Jesus said to Simon thou art Peter (meaning rock) what was He saying.
Wiki says:
"Protestant arguments against the Catholic interpretation are largely based on the difference between the Greek words translated "Rock" in the Matthean passage. They often claim that in classical Attic Greek petros (masculine) generally meant "pebble", while petra (feminine) meant "boulder" or "cliff", and accordingly, taking Peter's name to mean "pebble," they argue that the "rock" in question cannot have been Peter, but something else, either Jesus himself, or the faith in Jesus that Peter had just professed.[164][165] These popular-level writings are disputed in similar popular-level Catholic writings.[166]
The New Testament was written in Koiné Greek, not Attic Greek, and some authorities say no significant difference existed between the meanings of petros and petra. "
To me seems a pretty strained interpretation, like they decided on a conclusion and strained for a justification.
Petros - masculie
Petra -feminine
Which one for Simon? Sounds like they had gender identity problems way back when Matthew was written - Nothing new under the Sun? (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
