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Simon the Zealot (Acts 1:13, Luke 6:15), also the Canaanite or the Canaanean (Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18; ‹See Tfd› Greek: Σίμων ὁ Κανανίτης; Coptic: ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓ-ⲕⲁⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲥ; Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܩܢܢܝܐ) [3] was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus.
7 sie 2019 · Learn who Simon the Zealot was, what his title meant, and how he died. Explore the possible meanings of his name, his role as one of the 12 apostles, and his connection to the Zealot sect.
18 kwi 2024 · Simon the Zealot was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, but he also had a connection to a radical Jewish sect that resisted Roman rule. Learn about his story, his role, and his legacy in the Bible and Christian tradition.
S.t Simon the Apostle (flourished 1st century ce —died, Persia or Edessa, Greece?; Western feast day October 28, Eastern feast day June 19) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, he bears the epithet Kananaios, or the Cananaean, often wrongly interpreted to mean “from Cana” or “from Canaan.”
22 paź 2024 · St. Simon the Zealot: The Apostle of Fervor. St. Simon, called the Zealot, was born in Cana, Galilee. He earned the name “Zealot” because of his intense enthusiasm for the Jewish Law before he followed Jesus. The Zealots were a political and religious group, deeply opposed to Roman rule in Judea.
8 kwi 2022 · Simon the Zealot, one of Jesus Christ's twelve apostles, is a mystery character in the Bible. We have one tantalizing bit of information about him, which has led to ongoing debates among Bible scholars.
Simon was surnamed the Zealot for his rigid adherence to the Jewish law and to the Canaanite law. He was one of the original followers of Christ. Western tradition is that he preached in Egypt and then went to Persia with St. Jude, where both suffered martyrdom.
