Who is Simon Magus?

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Who is Simon Magus mentioned in Acts 8? Is he the founder of the Gnostic Church?
 
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Who is Simon Magus mentioned in Acts 8? Is he the founder of the Gnostic Church?
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Simon Magnus, and yes, he is the traditional head of the Gnostic Church. As St Peter (named Simon) was the Prince of the Apostles of the Catholic Church, another Galileean Simon aped the Truth and was the physical face of the Gnostics.
 
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Who is Simon Magus mentioned in Acts 8?
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A magician who must have been exceedingly skillful, because many Samaritans attributed divine powers to him. He became a Christian and was astonished at the miracles performed by Philip, Peter, and John. He incurred Peter’s wrath by offering money to him to learn the Apostle’s secrets. Peter’s angry reprimand frightened Simon, and he begged Peter to pray for him (Acts 8:9-24).
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See Also: SIMONY
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Fr. John Hardon’s Modern Catholic Dictionary
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I really wonder what sort of “sorcery” he practised 😃
Maybe he was an Ancient Times’ David Copperfield? 😃
 
According to some scholars, Simon Magus may have been one of the Gnostic leaders of the early Christian movement. I believe he was a Samaritian…Acts provides an interesting story from the “proto-orthodox/catholic” viewpoint concerning Simon Magnus.

In the “People that History Forgot”, by Ernest Martin, he draws from new historical evidence with Nag Hamaddi and recent archeological finds how influential the Samaritians were in their influence in the beginnings of the Common Era.
 
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I really wonder what sort of “sorcery” he practised

Maybe he was an Ancient Times’ David Copperfield? 😃
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I suppose he may have been more in the range of a psychic astrologer than an illusionist that made samaritan women disappear. (Shrugs)
 
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I suppose he may have been more in the range of a psychic astrologer than an illusionist that made samaritan women disappear. (Shrugs)
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Some sources mention that he “used to fly” to “prove” he was “God” … 🤷
 
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According to some scholars, Simon Magus may have been one of the Gnostic leaders of the early Christian movement. I believe he was a Samaritian…Acts provides an interesting story from the “proto-orthodox/catholic” viewpoint concerning Simon Magnus.

In the “People that History Forgot”, by Ernest Martin, he draws from new historical evidence with Nag Hamaddi and recent archeological finds how influential the Samaritians were in their influence in the beginnings of the Common Era.
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I wonder what happened to their movement in the end?
 
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