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Simon the Leper (Greek: Σίμων ὁ λεπρός, Símōn ho leprós) is a biblical figure who lived in Bethany, a village in Judaea on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives. He is mentioned in the Gospels according to Matthew [ 1 ] and Mark . [ 2 ]
Jesus heals the leper by Alexandre Bida. There is some speculation as to whether the illness now called Hansen's disease is the same described in Biblical times as leprosy. [4] As the disease progresses, pain turns to numbness, and the skin loses its original color and becomes thick, glossy and scaly.
Early commentators, such as John Chrysostom, read the leper providing evidence of the miracle as an attack on the Jewish establishment, defiant proof of Jesus' divinity to the establishment. More likely the verse is meant as positive proof that the leper is healed and that he is following the proper laws. [4]
Simon is called "Zelotes" in Luke and Acts (Luke 6:15 Acts 1:13). For this reason, it is generally assumed that Simon was a former member of the political party, the Zealots. In Matthew and Mark, however, he is called "Kananites" in the Byzantine majority and "Kananaios" in the Alexandrian manuscripts and the Textus Receptus (Matthew 10:4 Mark ...
Pope Francis quotes this incident as an example of Jesus' preference, when he was healing someone, to do so "not from a distance but in close proximity". [4] Touching the leper is seemingly in defiance of Leviticus 5:3 and touching an unclean leper would have made Jesus himself unclean. Keener argues that this is not a violation of the law, as ...
The Leper on the Road (Stephen Hailo) (season 1): The leper on the road is a miracle recipient of Jesus on the way to Capernaum. Ethan (Noe de la Garza) (seasons 1–2): Ethan is a former paralytic in Capernaum, who is healed by Jesus. He is a friend of Tamar.
In most cases, Christian authors associate each miracle with specific teachings that reflect the message of Jesus. [10]In The Miracles of Jesus, H. Van der Loos describes two main categories of miracles attributed to Jesus: those that affected people (such as Jesus healing the blind man of Bethsaida), or "healings", and those that "controlled nature" (such as Jesus walking on water).
Simon the Pharisee is sometimes identified as Simon the Leper. [1] The names Simon (Greek Σίμων) and Simeon (Greek Συμεών) appear 71 times and 8 times in the New Testament, respectively. [2] Simon (or its variant Simeon) was a very common given name in the historical period and region of Jesus, but surnames were still very rare. [3]