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I am curious as to what peoples interperatations are of this message in Peters Epistle:
"She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, (AK)Mark."- Peter -5:13
Now we all know babylon was Rome during that time. But when Peter says "She" who do you think he was talking about. I have been reading many cross referances but sometimes I have thought the "she" that peter was talking about was Mary, and at other times I think it is the Mother Church. Since the church is reffered to as a woman 'she'..Now we all know that Mark was Peters "recorder" in a way, but I am curious as to why he calls him a son..could mark have been a blood son of Peter or is he talking in more a symbolic sense?
I think Christian persecutions were already happening in Rome, because by the time Peter wrote his epistle I think Paul had already travelled there.but these persecutions had probably not yet begun at the time of this Epistle so it does not probably refer to Rome here.
This could be because I think Peter's main "headquarters" if you will were in Jerusalem. Paul's, of course were in Rome.There is also the possiblity of Jerusalem being the reference.
I dont think there are any referances that show jerusalem as babylon, espesially since there was no paganism in jerusalem and babylon always represented a evil pagan nation. Jerusalem was always called the holy city or the holy land..The city of seven hill(Rome) is refered to as babylon many times. Rome was the center of indulgences, sin, and weath. And babylon has the symbolic meaning of such a place too(a city that is a center for sin, weath and living lavishly; and Rome at the time was the closest thing to it).. babylon could have also represented the emporer Nero, who killed Peter in Rome by crucifying him upside down.. the bones in peters grave at St. Peters in Rome show this..I think jerusalem would have been too harsh for peter or any of the apostles to stay in because of the great hatred the Jews had for Jesus in Jerusalem. The apostle Paul had very very much trouble preaching in Jerusalem according to scripture, so Im sure many of the apostles went outward instead of staying in jerusalem..
Ive been trying to do studying if Mark really was a blood son of Peter and if he was talking about his wife. But it seems he might of been talking of Mary or the Church..If anyone kind find out more info on this, it would be great, Ive found mostly vague info on this..
If he is speaking of the Church as "she" then why would Mark not be part of that collective "she"? I suppose I could say that my "whole household and my son say hello" but it seems odd.....
Seems like it would be a person....
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