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	~~'''Simon Magus''' was a Samaritan magician who joined the early Christian movement.~~		[[Category:Index]]

	~~==Overview==~~

	According to the Acts of the Apostles, the Samaritan Simon was a magician who was reputed to be the ''Great Power of God''. He became a Christian listening to the preaching of [[Philip the Evangelist]], and received baptism. When [[Peter]] and [[John]] also came to Samaria, he offered them money to have the power of delivering the Holy Spirit. Peter harshly reproached him.

	~~Legends flourished in Christian trdition about the character of Simon Magus since the 2nd century (Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Hippolytus, and others). His figure was associated with Gnostic heresy.~~

	The ''Acts of Peter'' gave a legendary account of the death of Simon Magus, whose levitation was interrupted by Peter, causing his fall. In the ''Acts of Peter and Paul'' the same episode is narrated in the context of a debate before the Emperor [[Nero]].

	~~==Simon Magus in ancient sources==~~

	~~==Simon Magus in Scholarship==~~

	~~==Simon Magus in Fiction==~~

	~~==Related categories==~~
	*[[Peter\|Peter (subject)]] / [[John\|John (subject)]]

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Magus Wikipedia]
	*[http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=798&letter=S Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)] / [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13797b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)]

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Gabriele Boccaccini at 23:51, 20 October 2011

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	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[:Category:Simon Magus (subject)]]		*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Simon Magus (sources)]]
			*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Simon Magus (subject)]]


			'''Simon Magus''' was a Samaritan magician who joined the early Christian movement.

			==Overview==

			According to the Acts of the Apostles, the Samaritan Simon was a magician who was reputed to be the ''Great Power of God''. He became a Christian listening to the preaching of [[Philip the Evangelist]], and received baptism. When [[Peter]] and [[John]] also came to Samaria, he offered them money to have the power of delivering the Holy Spirit. Peter harshly reproached him.

			Legends flourished in Christian trdition about the character of Simon Magus since the 2nd century (Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Hippolytus, and others). His figure was associated with Gnostic heresy.

			The ''Acts of Peter'' gave a legendary account of the death of Simon Magus, whose levitation was interrupted by Peter, causing his fall. In the ''Acts of Peter and Paul'' the same episode is narrated in the context of a debate before the Emperor [[Nero]].

			==Simon Magus in ancient sources==

			==Simon Magus in Scholarship==

			==Simon Magus in Fiction==

			==Related categories==
			*[[Peter\|Peter (subject)]] / [[John\|John (subject)]]

			==External links==
			*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Magus Wikipedia]
			*[http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=798&letter=S Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)] / [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13797b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)]

			[[Category:Subjects]]
			[[Category:People]]

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2010-07-05T18:26:45Z

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