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Nationality. Samaritan. Known for. Founder of Gnosticism. Organization. Founder of. Simonianism. Simon Magus ( Greek Σίμων ὁ μάγος, Latin: Simon Magus), also known as Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician, was a religious figure whose confrontation with Peter is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. [1]
Apr 8, 2024 · Simonianism. gnosticism. Simon Magus (flourished 1st century ad) was a practitioner of magical arts who probably came from Gitta, a village in biblical Samaria. Simon, according to the New Testament account in Acts of the Apostles 8:9–24, after becoming a Christian, offered to purchase from the Apostles Peter and John the supernatural power ...
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According to the church fathers of the second, third and fourth centuries, Simon Magus is the founder of all Christian heresies, including Gnosticism, and the champion of all wrong thinking and blasphemous worship.
Simon Magus was the founder of a Gnostic sect. In Acts viii. 9-13 he is represented as having been held in awe by the Samaritans as the manifestation of the hidden power of God, and as being called by them "The Great One." He is said to have allowed himself to be baptized by the apostle Philip; but, owing to his greediness, he relapsed into ...
Jun 11, 2015 · (Wikimedia Commons) From the Gnostic teachings of Simon Magus, flourished the religion of the Simonians, a sect of Gnosticism arising in the 2 nd century, after the death of their namesake. The pretext of Simon's teachings was that he was "the Great Power of God", a false claim of being the Messiah in the eyes of the Christians.
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May 18, 2018 · Simon Magus, the earliest Gnostic leader known to us, was a native of the Samaritan village of Gitta. He is first mentioned in Acts (8:4 – 25), where he appears as a wonder-worker who had gained a considerable following in Samaria and who sought to augment his stock in trade by purchasing the power of conferring the Holy Spirit from the apostles.
