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  2. www.biblegateway.com › Simon-MagusSimon Magus - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway

    This man, whose master was “a man of intelligence,” tried to nullify Paulus’ response to the preaching of Paul and Barnabas. Paul’s denunciation of Elymas recalls Peter’s words to Simon in its directness and intensity: the magician is an enemy of the faith, an embodiment of Satan, and becomes temporarily blinded.

  3. www.gotquestions.org › Simon-the-SorcererWho was Simon the Sorcerer? - GotQuestions.org

    Jan 4, 2022 · Question. Who was Simon the Sorcerer? Answer. Simon the Sorcerer, sometimes referred to as Simon Magus or Simon of Gitta, is mentioned by Luke in Acts 8:9–24. He appeared in the wake of the newly established church in Samaria.

  4. library.biblicalarchaeology.org › article › the-fallThe Fall and Rise of Simon Magus - The BAS Library

    Simon Magus enters the drama of the early church’s mission in Acts 8. This is the only mention of him in the New Testament; here, his story takes part in the theological and historical program that Luke-Acts a presents for the foundation of the church through missions that spread out from Jerusalem.

  5. www.bibletools.org › index › fuseactionWho Was Simon Magus (Acts 8:9-24)? - Bible Tools

    Simon was the Samaritan sorcerer who professed conversion to Christianity and sought to buy an apostleship. The Bible records this historic event in Acts 8:9-24. In spite of Peter's stinging rebuke (verses 20-23), tradition and various legends say Simon presented himself as a Christian apostle, particularly in Rome.

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  7. earlychristiantexts.com › simon-magus-in-the-bibleSimon Magus: Who Is He in the Bible? | Bible and Beyond Podcast

    Feb 7, 2024 · Simon Magus: Who Is He in the Bible? Is Simon Magus unfairly vilified in the Bible? Dr. M. David Litwa. An Interview with Dr. M. David Litwa. The strange story of Simon in the Bible illustrates the uncomfortable truth that Christianity seems to reinvent itself when it defines itself in opposition to its perceived enemies.

  8. rsc.byu.edu › simon-magusSimon Magus - Religious Studies Center

    Simon Magus’s place in Christian history was virtually assured by his confrontation with Peter in the eighth chapter of Acts. The text is brief but very descriptive: But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched [1] the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

  9. www.encyclopedia.com › simon-magusSimon Magus | Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · Philosophy and Religion. Biblical Proper Names: Biographies. Simon Magus. views 3,798,243 updated May 18 2018. SIMON MAGUS. A magician of Samaria converted to Christianity by philip the deacon (Acts 8.9 – 24). The title Magus, given him in tradition, is from the Greek μάγος (a loanword from Persian) meaning an astrologer, diviner, sorcerer.

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