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Peter’s authority in Matthew 16 is distinctive, but whether it is unique, representative, or shared is a compound question

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INTERPRETIVE_CLAIMINT_MAT_16_AUTHORITY_CHARACTER

Evidence state: disputed

Statement layerBerean synthesis
ConfidenceDisputed
Curation stateCurated Human Reviewed
Claim

The strongest text-sensitive synthesis is that Peter receives a distinctive personal commission in Matthew 16 while Matthew 18 shows at least part of the binding/loosing authority shared with the disciple community. Moving from “distinctive” to “exclusive,” “representative,” or “supreme” requires additional argument.

Interpretive Evidence Audit

Disputed · Curated Pass With Limits

Inference depth: Moderate · Original-meaning weight: Disputed

Publish with the stated classification and boundaries. Reception records remain separate from original-meaning evidence, and later doctrinal arrows remain visible rather than being folded into Matthew 16.

Open complete evidence audit

Quality-gate boundary: This audit measures evidentiary support and inferential distance. It does not make the Codex infallible or convert scholar/tradition authority into evidence.
Interpretation Dependency Profile

Disputed Weighting Of Textual Data

Premises mapped: 3 · Development threads: 2

Curated chronology: v57 curated corpus · Historical Origin Unknown

This profile distinguishes the current Archive evidence chain from historical origin. The earliest loaded witness is not a claim that the idea originated there.

Open complete dependency profile

Chronology boundary: “Earliest in the curated Codex corpus” is not a claim of historical origin. Missing earlier records cannot be treated as evidence that a premise did not exist.

Supporting evidence

Id: INT_MAT_16_PETER_IMMEDIATE_ROLE

Role: distinctive Petrine role

Id: INT_MAT_16_KEYS

Role: keys singularly given

Id: INT_MAT_16_MAT18_SHARED

Role: shared binding/loosing

Counterevidence / challenges

Id: HISTINT_MAT_16_CYPRIAN_UNITY

Note: Peter as unity-origin together with equal apostolic partnership

Id: HISTINT_MAT_16_ORIGEN_XII

Note: extends Petrine promises to others while retaining some Petrine preeminence

What this does not establish

A settled doctrine of succession.
A Roman location.
That shared authority eliminates meaningful primacy.
Release Introduced
v57
Passage Id
PASSAGE_MAT_16_13_20
Evidence Classification
disputed
Status
CURATED_PUBLIC