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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Simon (Apostle living at the time of the New Testament)
One of the twelve apostles. The title Zealot tells him apart from Simon Peter and probably means he had belonged to a movement opposed to Roman rule. Nothing else about him is recorded.
One of the twelve apostles. The title Zealot tells him apart from Simon Peter and probably means he had belonged to a movement opposed to Roman rule. Nothing else about him is recorded.
Simon the Zealot was one of the twelve apostles, distinguished from Simon Peter by the title Zealot, likely marking him as a former member of a Jewish nationalist movement opposed to Roman rule. Nothing else about him is recorded in the Gospels beyond his name in the apostolic lists.
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- Matthew 10:4
- Mark 3:18
- Luke 6:15
- Acts 1:13
