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[3] [4] He is one of the sons of Jonah, the older brother of Andrew, the husband of Eden, the son-in-law of Dasha, and a former fishing partner of Zebedee and his sons. Alongside the two brothers, Big James and John, Simon Peter is part of Jesus's inner circle. Jesus gives Simon a new name, Peter, meaning "rock". [5]
John Chrysostom, in his Homily XVIII: "One of the two which heard John speak and followed Him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. Why is the other name left out? Some say, because this Evangelist himself was that other. Others, that it was a disciple of no eminence, and that there was no use in telling his name any more than those of the ...
James Tabor, in his controversial book The Jesus Dynasty, suggests that Simon was the son of Mary and Clophas. [7] While Robert Eisenman suggests he was Simon Cephas (Simon the Rock), known in Greek as Peter (from petros "rock"), who led the Jewish Christian community after the death of James in 62 CE. [8]
Simon Peter is portrayed by Daniel Kash in the 2003 film The Gospel of John. Simon Peter is portrayed by Francesco De Vito in the 2004 Icon Productions film The Passion of the Christ. Simon Peter is portrayed by Darwin Shaw in the 2013 History Channel mini series The Bible. Simon Peter is portrayed by Adam Levy in the 2015 NBC drama A.D. The ...
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah". [5] Andrew is called the Protokletos or "first-called". The gathering of the disciples in John 1:35–51 follows the many
The narrative indicates that Simon was not the only fisherman in the boat (they signalled to their partners in the other boat …) [17] but it is not until the next chapter [18] that Andrew is named as Simon's brother. However, it is generally understood that Andrew was fishing with Simon on the night in question.
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] The act of simony, or paying for position, is named after Simon, who tried to buy his way into the power of the Apostles.
That a disciple cut off the ear of a servant of the high priest is related in all four canonical gospels, in Matthew 26:51, Mark 14:47, Luke 22:50–51, and John 18:10–11, but Simon Peter and Malchus are named only in the Gospel of John. Also, Luke is the only gospel that says Jesus healed the servant. This was Jesus' last recorded miracle ...