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It has also been suggested that the Rufus (in Greek: Ῥοῦφον or Rhouphon) mentioned by Paul in Romans 16:13 is the son of Simon of Cyrene. [8] Some also link Simon himself with the "men of Cyrene" who preached the Gospel to the Hellenized Jews (Greek: Ελληνιστάς) [9] in Acts 11:20. [5] On the other hand, Simon's name alone does ...
The Chapel of Simon of Cyrene is a Catholic chapel belonging to the Franciscans in the Old City of Jerusalem. [ 1 ] The place marks the fifth station of Via Dolorosa , and refers to the biblical episode in which Simon of Cyrene takes Jesus' cross, and carries it for him. [ 2 ]
Nothing else is specifically said about Simon the Cyrene. Whatever his life had been about, he now is personally involved in the Death of Jesus. There is no known biography nor autobiography of ...
The fifth station refers to the biblical episode in which Simon of Cyrene takes Jesus' cross, and carries it for him. [27] This narrative is included in the three Synoptic Gospels . [ 28 ] The current traditional site for the station is located at the east end of the western fraction of the Via Dolorosa , adjacent to the Chapel of Simon of ...
Later at Matthew 27:32 Simon of Cyrene will be forced by such rules to carry Jesus' cross, the only other time in the New Testament the word translated as compel is used. [2] The Zealots loathed this practice, and their refusal to participate in such tasks was an important part of their philosophy and a cause of the First Jewish–Roman War .
Rufus ("Red") was a first-century Christian mentioned in Mark 15:21 with his brother Alexander, whose father "Simon a Cyrenian" was compelled to help carry the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. "And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross."
Some scholars think 'Simeon' in Acts 15:14 also refers to Simon Peter, [7] connecting the verse to Acts 13:46–47. [10] Simon the Zealot, disciple of Jesus (Luke 6:15, Acts 1:13) or Simon the Canaanite (Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18), [1] [9] also called 'Simon the Patriot' in some translations. Scholars universally accept that Mark and Matthew ...
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.