Simon of Cyrene

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Simon of Cyrene (sīrē`nē), in the New Testament, bystander made to carry Jesus' cross. He was probably an African Jew, and is identified as the father of Alexander and Rufus.

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No references found			These go back to Docetism, a heresy hinted at in 1 John 4 and 2 John 7, developed by second-century Gnostics to the point where Christ's earthly appearance was an illusion, likewise his death, being replaced on the cross by Judaas or Simon of Cyrene. On Earth as in Heaven: there is plenty of non-Gospel evidence to ... by Baldwin, Barry / Presbyterian Record But I know that I would have felt admiration, perhaps even a twinge of envy, had I seen Simon of Cyrene struggling by carrying Jesus' cross. Light shines through the darkness by Hunter, Ian / Catholic Insight Gibson portrays Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene, the male disciples, and Simon of Cyrene as Jewish in appearance and, for those too dense to get the point, has them speak Aramaic. Watered down by Commonweal			Simoïs Simon Simon & Schuster Simon Bagratovich Virsaladze Simon Bolivar Simón Bolívar Simon Chikovani Simon Commission Simon de Montfort Simon Dzhanashia Simon Fedorovich Ushakov Simon Fraser University Simon Gutovskii Simon Hollosy Simon Hollósy Simon Ivanovich Chikovani Simon Khechinashvili Simon Kuznets Simon liquefier Simon Magus Simon Marmion Simon Matveevich Gutovskii Simon Newcomb Simon Nikolaevich Dzhanashia Simon Nikolaevich Khechinashvili Simon of Cyrene Simon Peter Simon Petliura Simon Roginskii Simon Stevin Simon the Cyrenean Simon the Cyrenian Simon Ushakov Simon Vasilevich Petliura Simon Virsaladze Simon Zalmanovich Roginskii Simon Zelotes Simon's theory Simon, Antoine Simon, Claude Simon, Claude Eugène Henri Simon, Gunter Simon, Günter Simon, Herbert Simon, Herbert A. Simon, Herbert Alexander Simon, Istvan Simon, István Simon, John Simon, John Allsebrook Simon, John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount			Simon India Limited Simon Ivanovich Chikovani Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Simon Kepha Simon Khechinashvili Simon Kuznets Simon Kuznets Simon Langham Simon Langton Boys School Simon Langton Girls Grammar School Simon Langton Girls School Simon Langton Old Girls' Association Simon Legree Simon Legree Simon liquefier Simon Magnus Simon Magnus Simon Magus Simon Magus Simon Marks Simon Marks, 1st Baron Marks of Broughton Simon Marmion Simon Matveevich Gutovskii Simon Metaphrastes Simon Montfort Simon Montfort Simon Newcomb Simon Newcomb Simon Nikolaevich Dzhanashia Simon Nikolaevich Khechinashvili Simon of Cyrene Simon of Gitta Simon of Gitta Simon Peter Simon Peter Simon Petliura Simon Petrus Simon Property Group Simon Pulse Simon Roginskii Simon S. Kuznets Simon S. Kuznets Simon Smith Kuznets Simon Smith Kuznets Simon Spotlight Entertainment Simon Stevin Simon Stevinus Simon the Apostle Simon the Apostle, Saint Simon the Canaanite Simon the Canaanite Simon the Cyrenean Simon the Cyrenian Simon the Magician Simon the Magician Simon the Sorcerer Simon the Zealot Simon the Zealot Simon Ushakov Simon Vasilevich Petliura Simon Virsaladze

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