Saint Peter is referenced in Christian biblical canon.
The New Testament or NT ( Ἡ Καινὴ , Hē Kainḕ Diathḗkē ; Novum Testamentum ) is the second major part of the Christian biblical canon , the first part being the Old Testament , based on the Hebrew Bible . Saint Peter . Two general epistles in the New Testament are ascribed to Peter , but modern scholars reject the Petrine authorship of both .