- Simonians - Wikipedia
According to John D Turner, the Simonians originated as a local Hebrew cult in the first century CE, which centered on a Samaritan holy man This early cult was syncretistic, but not Gnostic In the second century, under influence of Christianity, Simon was transformed into a Gnostic saviour
- SIMONIAN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SIMONIAN is a follower of Simon Magus : a member of any of various early gnostic sects reputed to follow his teachings
- Simonian - Definition, Usage Quiz | Ultimate Lexicon
Simonian refers to anything related to Simon Magus, an individual mentioned in early Christian texts, or to Simonianism, the religious movements and doctrines associated with his teachings
- Simonianism | religious doctrine | Britannica
When the Apostle Peter is represented in the New Testament as confessing that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the living God,” he speaks for the Christianity of all ages
- Simonian - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Simonians used sex to pollute women in imitation of their founder The Simonians did not truly follow the Roman gods, but instead venerated their order's founders—Simon and his wife, Helena—in the guises of Zeus and Minerva He considered the Simonian veneration of Simon to be blasphemy
- Early Christian History: Movements — Simonianism
Simonianism is often described as a Gnostic sect that had been established by the legendary Simon Magus It turns out this isn’t quite the case, even though this movement later acquired Gnostic traits, and early on had been associated with Simon
- Simonians - Wikiwand
According to John D Turner, the Simonians originated as a local Hebrew cult in the first century CE, which centered on a Samaritan holy man This early cult was syncretistic, but not Gnostic In the second century, under influence of Christianity, Simon was transformed into a Gnostic saviour
- Chapter 121: Simon Magus and the Simonians | Ecclesiastical . . .
Simon Magus emerges from the pages of Acts as a complex and enigmatic character Described as astonishing the Samaritans with his sorceries, he had ensnared their imaginations and reverence by claiming to be “the Great Power of God” (ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ Μεγάλη)
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