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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.
Simon Peter is portrayed by Gerrit Schoonhoven in the 1993 film The Visual Bible: Matthew. Simon Peter is portrayed by Luca Zingaretti in the 1999 Italian-American miniseries Jesus. Simon Peter is voiced by Ken Stott in the 2000 British animated film The Miracle Maker. Simon Peter is portrayed by Daniel Kash in the 2003 film The Gospel of John.
Robert Keable (6 March 1887 – 22 December 1927) [1] was a British novelist, formerly a missionary and priest in the Church of England.He resigned his ministry following his experiences in the First World War and caused a scandal with his 1921 novel Simon Called Peter, the tale of a priest's wartime affair with a young nurse.
In the contest, Simon takes flight, and in retaliation, Peter strikes him down with the power of God, praying that Simon not be killed but badly injured. Simon is then taken to Terracina to one Castor "And there he was sorely cut (Lat.[in Latin] by two physicians), and so Simon the angel of Satan came to his end." [5]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; The New International Version translates the passage as:
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 ...
2 Peter, also known as the Second Epistle of Peter and abbreviated as 2 Pet., [a] is an epistle of the New Testament written in Koine Greek. It identifies the author as "Simon Peter" (in some translations, 'Simeon' or 'Shimon'), a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ" ( 2 Peter 1:1 ).