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Did Peter Really Found the Church in Rome?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

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Episode  ·  47:15  ·  Nov 18, 2025

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The Catholic tradition considers the apostle Peter to be the first Pope and the founder of the church in Rome, but what does the historical record say? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to discuss where this idea came from, whether Peter was ever in Rome, and what historians know about the founding of early churches.

47m 15s  ·  Nov 18, 2025

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