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  2. Saint Peter - Wikipedia

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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 and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels as well as the Acts of the ...

  3. Simon the Zealot - Wikipedia

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    The name Simon occurs in all of the Synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts each time there is a list of apostles, without further details: Simon, (whom he also named Peter), and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James, and ...

  4. Peter in Islam - Wikipedia

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    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 Peter later went to Rome to preach the Gospel. [9] Peter is also considered important in Isma'ilism, as his role is seen as analogous to that of 'Ali as the first Imām after a Prophet.

  5. Book of Judges - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Judges (Hebrew: ספר שופטים, romanized: Sefer Shoftim; Greek: Κριταί; Latin: Liber Iudicum) is the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. In the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the Book of Joshua and the establishment of a kingdom in the ...

  6. Simon Magus - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. List of films based on the Bible - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Superbook (2011 TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Simon Peter tries to defend Jesus with a sword, but Jesus intervenes. The temple guards arrest Jesus, and John comforts Mary. In the present, Chris gets into a heated argument with his mother, Phoebe. Superbook whisks them, Joy, and Gizmo to Jerusalem, where they meet John, Mary, and Mary Magdalene, who await Jesus' trial before Pontius Pilate.

  9. The Big Fisherman - Wikipedia

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    The Big Fisherman is a 1959 American historical drama film directed by Frank Borzage about the life of Simon Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus.Starring Howard Keel, Susan Kohner and John Saxon, the production is adapted from the 1948 novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas.