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Babylon grossed $15.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $48 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $63.4 million. [6] [5] Deadline Hollywood noted that with a combined production and promotion budget of around $160 million, Babylon would need to gross $250 million worldwide in order to break-even. [43]
Portrayed by Shahar Isaac, Simon Peter is a former fisherman in Capernaum, who is the de facto leader and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He is one of the sons of Jonah, the older brother of Andrew, the husband of Eden, the son-in-law of Dasha , and a former fishing partner of Zebedee and his sons.
Another theory is that "Babylon" refers to the Babylon in Egypt that was an important fortress city in Egypt, just north of today's Cairo and this, combined with the "greetings from Mark" (1 Peter 5:13), who may be Mark the Evangelist, regarded as the founder of the Church of Alexandria (Egypt), has led some scholars to regard the First Peter ...
Simon Called Peter is a novel by Robert Keable (1887–1927) [1] which was a best-seller in 1921. [2] The title is a reference to Simon Peter the apostle and first Pope of the Catholic Church. In 1921 it was met with astonishing success, and its runaway popularity won Keable a level of celebrity.
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.
Peter and Paul (1981-TV) A.D. Anno Domini (1985) Dayamayudu (1987) (India) [5] [19] The Visual Bible: Acts (1994) The Emissary [20] (1997) Stephen's Test of Faith (1998) St. Paul (a. k. a. Paul the Apostle) [21] (2000) St. Peter (2005-TV) The Friends of Jesus - Thomas [22] (2001) (Italy) Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012) A.D. The Bible ...
Peter Jurasik (/ ˈ dʒ ʊər ə s ɪ k / JOOR-ə-sik; [1] born April 25, 1950) is an American actor known for his television roles as Londo Mollari in the 1990s science fiction series Babylon 5 and Sid the Snitch on the 1980s series Hill Street Blues and its short-lived spinoff Beverly Hills Buntz.
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.