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Saint Peter [note 1] (born Shimon Bar Yonah; died AD 64–68), [1] also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, [6] was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.
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.
The people refused to believe Peter's words, and angry with Habib for his faith, they stoned him to death. [8] Non-Muslim sources maintain that Peter later went to Rome to preach the Gospel. [9] Peter is considered important in Isma'ilism, as his role is seen as the direct parallel to that of 'Ali as the first Imām after a Prophet.
In the New Testament, which some call the New Law or "New Greek Testament", [4] Matthew 16:16–18 [5] reports that Jesus changed Simon's name to Peter. Elsewhere in Scripture such a name change always denotes some change in status (e.g., Abram to Abraham, or Jacob to Israel). In the gospels, Peter is shown as a close associate of Jesus.
James was the last named figure to speak, after Peter, Paul, and Barnabas; he delivered what he called his "decision" (Acts 15:13-21). The original sense is closer to "opinion". [ 26 ] James supported them all in being against the requirement (Peter had cited his earlier revelation from God regarding Gentiles) and suggested prohibitions about ...
The Tosaphist Rabbeinu Tam wrote that Peter was "a devout and learned Jew who dedicated his life to guiding gentiles along the proper path". [citation needed] Rabbeinu Tam also passed on the traditions that Peter was the author of the Sabbath and feast-day [4] prayer Nishmat, and this was a popularly held belief through the Middle Ages. [5]
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 ...
Simon Peter, better known as Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles; Simon the Zealot (also called Simon the Canaanite), another of the Twelve Apostles; Simon the Leper, resident of Bethany visited by Jesus; Simon the Tanner (New Testament), resident of Joppa with whom Peter stayed on the way to Caesarea to see Cornelius