Today, there are several competing theories for how life arose on Earth. Some question whether life began on Earth at all, asserting instead that it came from a distant world or the heart of a fallen comet or asteroid.
Yes, St. Peter had a wife, and perhaps children too.ince Peter definitely had a mother in law he had to have had a wife. The NT is silent about any other family he may have had, though.
Peter's original name was  Shimon  or Simeon (Simon in modern English). He was later given the name Peter, New Testament Greek ÏÎ­ÏÏÎ¿Ï (Petros) derived from ÏÎ­ÏÏÎ± (petra) , which means rock.eter was a fisherman in Bethsaida. He was named Simon, son of Jonah or John. The Synoptic Gospels all recount how Peter's mother-in-law was healed by Jesus at their home in Capernaum; this, coupled with 1 Cor. 9:5, clearly depicts Peter as a married man.