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Simon Magus (mā`gəs), Samaritan sorcerer who attempted to buy spiritual power from the apostles. From this comes the term simony simony (sĭm`ənē), in canon law , buying or selling of any spiritual benefit or office. ..... Click the link for more information. . He is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. He was said to have founded a Gnostic sect. Simon Magus New Testament a Samaritan sorcerer, probably from Gitta, of the 1st century ad. After being converted to Christianity, he tried to buy miraculous powers from the apostles (Acts of the Apostles 8:9--24). He is also identified as the founder of a Gnostic sect Simon Magus tried to purchase apostolic powers; whence, simony. [N.T.: Acts 8:18–24] See : Sacrilege How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His chapters cover the beginning (Acts 1-2), the evangelist Philip (Acts 8, Simon Magus and The Ethopian Eunuch), Caesarea (Acts 10-12), Paphos in Cyprus and Lystra (Acts 13:4-12; 14:8-20), Paul in Greece (Philippi and Athens), the Ephesus account (magic and the silversmiths in Acts 19), and the journey to Rome (Acts 27-28). However, this same Epiphanius deemed it necessary to compile an account of 80 heresies (a tally possibly inspired by the "fourscore concubines" of Song of Songs 6) under the provocative title Medicine-Chest ("Panarion") drawn from the image of furnishing antidotes to the bite of the serpent of heresy, from Simon Magus to the Messalians ("Praying People"), a contemporary Eastern sect condemned by the Council of Ephesus (431) for teaching that as a result of Adam's sin all human souls are. Simon Magus shares his name with a biblical magician who tried to buy his way into becoming the 13th disciple. |
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