The apostle Simon, called Simon the Zealot in Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13; and Simon Kananaios ("Simon" signifying שמעון "hearkening; listening", Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn), was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus: little is recorded of him aside from his name. Few pseudepigraphical writings were connected to his name (but see below); Jerome does not include him in De viris illustribus. Alternate meanings: See Apostle (Mormonism), The Apostle (1997 movie) The Twelve Apostles (in Greek απόστολος apostolos= emissary) were probably Jewish men (10 names are Aramaic, 4 names are Greek) chosen from among the disciples, who were sent forth , by Jesus to preach the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles, across the... The Gospel of Luke is the third of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, which tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. ... The Acts of the Apostles (Greek Praxeis Apostolon) is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. ... The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... Tiberian Hebrew is an oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient forms of Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Bible, that was given written form by masoretic scholars in the Jewish community at Tiberias in the early middle ages, beginning in the 8th century. ... This 11th-century portrait is one of many images of Jesus in which a halo with a cross is used. ... Pseudepigrapha (from the Greek words pseudos = lie and epigrapho = write) is a text or a number of texts whose claimed authorship or authenticity is incorrect. ... , by Albrecht Dürer , by Peter Paul Rubens Jerome (about 340 - September 30, 420), (full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. ...

The name of Simon occurs in all the passages of the synoptic gospels and Acts that give a list of apostles, without further details. The Synoptic Gospels is a term used by modern New Testament scholars for the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke of the New Testament in the Bible. ...

Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas ["the son" is interpolated] of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. (Luke 6:12-16, RSV)

To distinguish him from Simon Peter, he is called Kananaios, or Kananites (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18), and in the list of apostles in Luke 6:15, repeated in Acts 1:13, Zelotes, the "Zealot." The Gospel of Matthew is one of the four Gospels of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of Mark is the second in the familiar sequence of the New Testament Gospels, as they were established by Jerome and appear in many but not all early manuscripts of complete gospels, and as they are commonly printed. ...

The translation of the Greek gospels' epithet kananaios as "the Canaanite" is purely traditional and without contemporary extra-canonic parallel. Jerome and others wrongly assumed that Kana was Simon's native place: in which case, however, he would have been Kanaios. Robert Eisenman has pointed out (Eisenman 1997 pp 33-4) that contemporary talmudic references to Zealots as kanna'im "but not really as a group — rather as avenging priests in the Temple". (Eisenman's broader conclusions, that the zealot element in the original apostle group was disguised and overwritten to make it support the assimilative Pauline Christianity of the Gentiles is more controversial.) Linguistics An epithet (Greek epitheton) is a descriptive word or phrase, often metaphoric, that is essentially a reduced or condensed appositive. ... , by Albrecht Dürer , by Peter Paul Rubens Jerome (about 340 - September 30, 420), (full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. ... The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ... The term Zealot, in Hebrew kanai means one who is jealous on behalf of God. ... The origins of Pauline Christianity lie in the teachings of Paul of Tarsus, who declared himself the Apostle to the Gentiles, and its development in his circle and among his followers. ... The word Gentile has several meanings. ...

In the canonic New Testament Simon the Zealot is never identified with Simon the brother of Jesus mentioned in Gospel of Mark 6:3 : The Gospel of Mark is the second in the familiar sequence of the New Testament Gospels, as they were established by Jerome and appear in many but not all early manuscripts of complete gospels, and as they are commonly printed. ...

"Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?"" —New International Version.

That Simon was Simeon of Jerusalem, counted by the Church as the second bishop of Jerusalem after James. The New International Version (NIV) is an English translation of the Christian Bible. ... Simeon of Jerusalem, son of Cleophas was the leader of the Christianized Jews at Jerusalem. ... The term Patriarch of Jerusalem can refer to the holders of one of three offices: The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who is one of the Roman Catholic patriarchs of the east The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, who is one of nine highest-ranking Eastern Orthodox bishops, called patriarchs The Armenian...

Filling the gap, Isidore of Seville drew together the accumulated anecdotes (De Vita et Mort. 5, 5) but the fullly-devoped aura of legend is presented in Legenda Aurea (ca 1260) [1]. In later tradition, Simon is often associated with St. Jude as a proselytizing team. The 2nd century Epistle of the Apostles (Epistula Apostolorum) [2], a polemic against gnostics, lists him among the apostles purported to be writing the letter (who include Thomas) as Judas Zelotes and certain Old Latin translations of the Gospel of Matthew substitute "Judas the Zealot" for Lebbaeus in Matthew 10:3. To some, this suggests that he may be identical with the "Judas not Iscariot" mentioned in John 14:22: "Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?" Saint Isidore of Seville (560 - April 4, 636) was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and has the reputation of being one of the great scholars of the early middle ages. ... The story of St George and the dragon is one of many stories of the saints preserved in the Golden Legend. ... Saint Jude Saint Jude, known as Jude Thaddaeus or Jude Labbeus, the patron saint of lost causes, was a brother of St. ... Gnosticism is a blanket term for various mostly mystical religions and sects most prominent in the first few centuries A.D. // General characteristics The word gnosticism comes from the Greek word for knowledge, gnosis (γνῶσις), referring to the idea that there is special esoteric knowledge, a key to transcendent understanding, that... For the Old Latin Bible used before the Vulgate, see Vetus Latina. ... The Gospel of Matthew is one of the four Gospels of the New Testament. ... Thaddaeus (Greek Thaddaios) Saint Jude is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus referred to in Matthew and Mark. ... , by Georges de La Tour. ... The Gospel of John is the fourth gospel in the sequence of the canon as printed in the New Testament, and scholars agree it was the fourth to be written. ...

As it has been suggested that Jude is identical with the apostle Thomas (see Jude Thomas), an identification of "Simon Zelotes" with Thomas is also possible. This is of course conjectural, as the supporting evidence in either case is slight. The New Testament records nothing more of Simon, aside from this multitude of pseudonyms. , by Georges de La Tour. ... St. ... This entry discusses problems of the identity of Jude Thomas Didymus. ... The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written after the birth of Jesus. ...

In later tradition

Later traditions expand on an independent personality for "Simon" and speculate about his fate. One tradition states that he travelled in the Middle East and Africa; another says he visited Britain -- possibly Glastonbury -- and was martyred in modern-day Lincolnshire. Another, doubtless inspired by his title "the Zealot", states that he was involved in a Jewish revolt against the Romans, which was brutally suppressed. The most widespread tradition, however, is that he evangelized in Egypt before joining St. Jude in Persia, where both were martyred. This version is the one found in the Golden Legend. Map sources for Glastonbury at grid reference ST5039 Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry spot on the Somerset Levels, 30 miles south of Bristol. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England, traditionally the second largest after Yorkshire. ... The term Zealot, in Hebrew kanai means one who is jealous on behalf of God. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Persia and Persian can refer to: the Western name for Iran. ... The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine is a collection of fanciful hagiographies, lives of the saints, that became a late mediæval best seller. ...

See also the variant name Simeon. Simeon or Shimon (שִׁמְעוֹן) is a Hebrew name meaning Hearkening; listening, Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn) The Greek form of the name is Simon. ...

External links

• All apearances of "Simon" in the New Testament
• Legenda Aurea: Lives of Saints Simon and Jude

Sources

• Eisenman, Robert. 1997. James the Brother of Jesus : The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls. (Viking Penguin)