10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIMON MAGUS»
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Simon Magus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Simon Magus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Simon Magus in Patristic, Medieval And Early Modern Traditions
This book is an exploration of the post-New Testament figure of Simon Magus spanning the patristic era, Middle Ages, and the early modern period as found in art, vernacular literatures, heresiologies, theological texts, hagiographies and ...
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Simon Magus: The First Gnostic?
This text aims to add impetus to the investigation of early Christianity and the questions surrounding the origin and nature of gnosticism.
Stephen Charles Haar, 2003
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The Shadow of
Simon Magus
His life as a living Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has been a living Hell. In "The Shadow of Simon Magus" author Samuel Spulman explores the facts of this bizarre real life case and the story behind the story.
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A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature
SIMON THE ZEALOT SINS OF THE FATHERS idea analogically to complain
about the English stage of his time: "Witchcraft reigns there, and raises to
Renown / Macbeth, the Simon Magus of the town" ("Epilogue to the University of
Oxon.
(6) Simon Magus The story of Simon Magus is the first fully developed legend of
the fortunes and fate of the black magician, that is to say of the adversary of the
conquering daimon of the rites, who now enters the scene as the hero-villain of
the ...
E. M. Butler, Eliza Marian Butler, 1993
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Antioch and Rome: New Testament Cradles of Catholic Christianity
F. Legends of Peter and Simon Magus at Rome Acts 8:9-24 tells the story of a
magician named Simon, from a city in Samaria, who was hailed as "The power of
God which is called great." Believing in Jesus, he was baptized by Philip; but
later ...
Raymond Edward Brown, John P. Meier, 1983
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The Devil, Heresy and Witchcraft in the Middle Ages: Essays ...
"SIMON MAGUS, DOGS, AND SIMON PETER" Alberto Ferreiro One avenue of
research that holds immeasurable opportunity for exploration is the proliferation
and usage of Christian apocryphal writings in the patristic and medieval eras.1 ...
Alberto Ferreiro, Jeffrey Burton Russell, 1998
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Proceedings of the XV Battle Conference and of the XI ...
Simon Magus in South Italy H.E.J. Cowdrey Amongst the mosaics of the Cappella
Palatina at Palermo, there are, in the southern and northern aisles, series which
depict scenes from the lives of St Peter and St Paul, who are first shown ...
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Classic Sermons on Lesser-Known Bible Characters
Acts 8:9-25 But who, to begin with, was Simon Magus? And how did it come
about that he believed and was actually baptized by Philip the evangelist, and
then was detected, denounced, and utterly reprobated by the apostle Peter? How
did ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Q-Z
112-129) argued that Simon Magus or his followers identified Simon as the
eschatological prophet like Moses. Possum (pp. 123f.) further claimed that Moses
became the "standing one" only when he had achieved the character of an
angelic ...
Geoffrey W. Bromiley, 1995
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIMON MAGUS»
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Simon Magus is used in the context of the following news items.
Film - Ein Film über das Filmen: «Welcome to Karastan»
Berlin (dpa) - Regisseur Ben Hopkins ("Simon Magus") lässt in "Welcome to Karastan" einen Londoner Filmemacher mit Schreibblockade ein äußerst seltsames ... «Süddeutsche.de, May 15»
AD The Bible Continues— Episode Seven
Now for the good news— we are given some good scenes from Acts 8— Philip in Samaria, Philip encountering Simon Magus, Simon Magus being baptized but ... «Patheos, May 15»
Did Jesus deserve to die?
However, the three leaders, Simon Magus, Barabbas, and Judas Iscariot, lost control of the crowd and they broke out and killed some soldiers. The three men ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 15»
Dating the Gnostics
The earliest heretical thinker he mentions is Simon Magus, who emerges as the “source and root.” Irenaeus identifies this man with the Simon mentioned in Acts ... «Patheos, Feb 15»
Finding Your Religion
About this time I encountered Simon Magus in the person of Jack Palance and ... I did not know who I was, was I a magician, the heir of Simon Magus and ... «The American Conservative, Sep 14»
Simon Paulus?
A post on the blog Is That In The Bible? pointed out some interesting parallels between the teaching of Simon Magus according to Irenaeus, and the teaching of ... «Patheos, May 14»
Faust proves the devil has the best tunes
Scholars trace it to Simon Magus in the Acts of the Apostles, the magician of Samaria who tries to purchase the holy powers of the Apostles. Some form of the ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
Machover Opera: Do Not Turn Off Your Cell Phones
Simon Walter Powers is textually an amalgam of Simon Magus, the sorcerer in Acts 8:20 who “thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money”; Walt ... «San Francisco Classical Voice, Feb 14»
Jinx: The Wizard's Apprentice by Sage Blackwood - review
Once abandoned in the woods by his stepfather, Jinx is adopted by a mysterious wizard by the name of Simon Magus. After several years of just doing chores, ... «The Guardian, Nov 13»
Pre-Christian Gnosticism and Christology
One such individual is Simon Magus, who is also mentioned in Acts, the date of which is disputed. This Simon is the only person in the entirety of Luke-Acts ... «Patheos, Sep 13»
