The Gnosis Of Simon Magus

Author : Stephen Haar
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110898828

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Simon Magus: The First Gnostic? by Stephen Haar Pdf

This latest comprehensive work on Simon Magus lends new impetus to the investigation of Early Christianity and questions surrounding the origin and nature of Gnosticism. Major contributions of this study include: (1), a departure from the traditional exegesis of Acts 8, 5-24 (the first narrative source of Simon), and the later following reports of ancient Christian writers; (2), an overview of the literature of Graeco-Roman antiquity to determine the contribution of "magic" and "the Magoi" in the development of perceptions and descriptions of Simon; and (3), the inclusion of social science explanation models and modern estimations of "identity", in a creative approach to questions surrounding the phenomenon of Simon.

Author : George Robert Stow Mead
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465516381

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Simon Magus by George Robert Stow Mead Pdf

Author : Keith Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1991157037

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The Gnosis of Simon Magus by Keith Hill Pdf

Simon Magus is an enigma. Long derided as a heretic magician, the truth is much more complex. And fascinating. Keith Hill's dramatic retelling of Simon's story draws on documentary and legendary materials that show him to be a misunderstood pioneer of Western spirituality. An in-depth background essay explores his connection to Gnostic thought and how he came to be declared an enemy of Christianity. The Gnosis of Simon Magus is set in Jerusalem in 52 CE. The city is occupied by Rome, a puppet king sits in the palace, the populace is seething, and the Roman army's presence is provoking rebellion rather than instilling peace. In this cauldron, Jesus' apostle Kepa is struggling to guide the first Christian community. Enter Simon Magus. After the death of John the Baptist, Simon travelled to Egypt to study spiritual philosophy and penetrate the mysteries of magic. Twenty years after Jesus' crucifixion, he returns to Jerusalem with a former prostitute who knew Jesus well and lights another fuse in a city ready to explode.

Author : G. R. S. Mead
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547011279

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Simon Magus by G. R. S. Mead Pdf

According to Apocrypha, Simon Magus was a contemporary of the Biblical apostles and an important religious figure. Biblical legend tells that Simon was trying to buy his way into the number of Apostles but got rejected by Peter. Later he started preaching as well and collected a group of adherents. In his book, G.R.S. Mead compares the deeds of Simon with those of Peter and Paul and casts a look on the Simonian ideas, which he believes are similar to the system of Theosophy popular in Mead's times.

Author : G. R. S. Mead
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783748183228

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Simon Magus by G. R. S. Mead Pdf

Everybody in Christendom has heard of Simon, the magician, and how Peter, the apostle, rebuked him, as told in the narrative of the Acts of the Apostles. Many also have heard the legend of how at Rome this wicked sorcerer endeavoured to fly by aid of the demons, and how Peter caused him to fall headlong and thus miserably perish. And so most think that there is an end of the matter, and either cast their mite of pity or contempt at the memory of Simon, or laugh at the whole matter as the invention of superstition or the imagination of religious fanaticism, according as their respective beliefs may be in orthodoxy or materialism. This for the general. Students of theology and church history, on the other hand, have had a more difficult task set them in comparing and arranging the materials they have at their disposal, as found in the patristic writings and legendary records; and various theories have been put forward, not the least astonishing being the supposition that Simon was an alias for Paul, and that the Simon and Peter in the accounts of the fathers and in the narrative of the legends were simply concrete symbols to represent the two sides of the Pauline and Petrine controversies.

Author : George Robert Stow Mead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Gnosticism
ISBN : 1558181776

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Simon Magus, the Gnostic Magician by George Robert Stow Mead Pdf

Author : G. R. S. Mead
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1795806710

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Simon Magus by G. R. S. Mead Pdf

George Robert Stowe Mead (04/22/1863 - 09/28/1933), commonly known as G. R. S. Mead, was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the Theosophical Society, as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His scholarly works dealt mainly with the Hermetic and Gnostic religions of Late Antiquity, and were exhaustive for the time period. Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician, in Latin Simon Magus, was a Samaritan magus or religious figure and a convert to Christianity, baptised by Philip, whose later confrontation with Peter is recorded in Acts 8:9-24. The sin of simony, or paying for position and influence in the church, is named for Simon. Surviving traditions about Simon appear in anti-heretical texts, such as those of Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, Hippolytus, and Epiphanius, where he is often regarded as the source of all heresies. Justin wrote that nearly all the Samaritans in his time were adherents of a certain Simon of Gitta, a village not far from Flavia Neapolis. Irenaeus held him as being one of the founders of Gnosticism and the sect of the Simonians.

Author : Alberto Ferreiro
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004144958

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Simon Magus in Patristic, Medieval And Early Modern Traditions by Alberto Ferreiro Pdf

This book is an exploration of the post-New Testament figure of Simon Magus spanning the patristic era, Middle Ages, and the early modern period as found in art, vernacular literatures, heresiologies, theological texts, hagiographies and homilies.

Author : G. R. S. Mead
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1585092312

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Simon Magus by G. R. S. Mead Pdf

Simon Magus was originally a Christian and disciple of John the Baptist, but broke off and formed the first Christian heresy, called Simonianism. After learning magical medicine in Alexandria he was considered to have many magical skills. To this day, a skilled magician is called a "magus." He also studied Greek philosophers, especially Heraclitus, and became the first Christian to attempt to bridge Greek philosophy and Christianity. If a mixture ever occurred Church leaders feared they would become weaker over time and not survive. According to Mead, this was Simon's great heresy -- not his magic. This interesting book shows Simon Magus to have been a brilliant man who was breaking new ground, both philosophically and spiritually.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Gnosticism
ISBN : OCLC:84913474

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Simon Magus by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bernard Simon
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781848584044

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The Essence of the Gnostics by Bernard Simon Pdf

For what is it that the All lacked, if not the knowledge of the Father?' - Gnostic text from the Gospel of Truth Long before there was a system of belief called Gnosticism there were those who reached for a special intimate knowledge of God and His mysterious ways. The possession of such knowledge, they believed, would bring salvation from suffering. All religious traditions acknowledged that the world is imperfect. Where they differ is in the explanations they offer for this imperfection - and in what they suggest might be done about it. While many religionists hold that humans are to be blamed for these imperfections, the Gnostics believed that the world is flawed because it was created in a flawed manner, thereby implicating the creator. Such a perspective was regarded as blasphemous by fellow-Christians at the dawn of the new religion, and led to the sect's persecution. Equally concerning were the Gnostics' liberal views regarding sex, the role of women, and toleration of other faiths. In The Essence of the Gnostics Bernard Simon offers a fascinating insight into this ancient and yet in many ways surprisingly contemporary faith, and explores the reasons for its current renaissance.

Author : George Robert Stowe Mead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1406898090

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Simon Magus by George Robert Stowe Mead Pdf

An Essay on the Founder of Simonianism Based on the Ancient Sources with a Re-evaluation of his Philosophy and Teachings. First published in 1892. Mead (1863-1933) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the Theosophical Society as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His scholarly works dealt mainly with the Hermetic and Gnostic religions of Late Antiquity and were exhaustive for the time period. He became interested in Theosophy while at Cambridge University and later abandoned the teaching profession to take the role of Helena Blavatsky's private secretary, having joined her Theosophical Society in 1884. He also became a joint-secretary of the society's Esoteric Section reserved for those deemed more advanced. He made many contributions to The Theosophical Review (formerly Lucifer) and became sole editor in 1907. In 1909 he and some 700 members resigned from the Theosophical Society in protest against Charles Webster Leadbetter's reinstatement, and he went on to found the Quest Society which took an undogmatic approach to the comparative study of religion, philosophy and science, holding lectures in central London and publishing The Quest: A Quarterly Review which ran from 1909-31 with many respected contributors.

Author : Alberto Ferreiro
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047415466

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Simon Magus in Patristic, Medieval and Early Modern Traditions by Alberto Ferreiro Pdf

This book is an exploration of the post-New Testament figure of Simon Magus spanning the patristic era, Middle Ages, and the early modern period as found in art, vernacular literatures, heresiologies, theological texts, hagiographies and homilies.

Author : Alberto Ferreiro,Ephraim Nissan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783031125232

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Receptions of Simon Magus as an Archetype of the Heretic by Alberto Ferreiro,Ephraim Nissan Pdf

This book about receptions of Simon Magus uncovers further facets of one who was held to be the evil archetype of heretics. Ephraim Nissan and Alberto Ferreiro explore how Simon Magus has been represented in text, visual art, and music. Special attention is devoted to the late medieval Catalan painter Lluís Borrassà and the Italian librettist and musician Arrigo Boito. The tradition of Simon Magus’ demonic flight, ending in his crashing down, first appears in the patristic literature. The book situates that flight typologically across cultures. Fascinating observations emerge, as the discussion spans flight of the wicked in rabbinic texts, flight and death of King Lear’s father and a Soviet-era Buryat Buddhist monk, flight and doom of the fool in an early modern German broadsheet, and more. The book explains and moves beyond extant scholarly wisdom on how the polemic against Mani (the founder of Manichaeism) was tinged with hues of Simon Magus. The novelty of this book is that it shows that Simon Magus’ receptions teach us a great deal about the contexts in which this archetype was deployed.

Author : Jacques Lacarriere
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780720618020

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The Gnostics by Jacques Lacarriere Pdf

Gnostics have always sought to “know” rather than to accept dogma and doctrine, often to their peril. This inquiry into Gnosticism examines the character, history, and beliefs of a brave and vigorous spiritual quest that originated in the ancient Near East and continues into the present day.Lawrence Durrell writes, “This is a strange and original essay, more a work of literature than of scholarship, though its documentation is impeccable. It is as convincing a reconstruction of the way the Gnostics lived and thought as D.H. Lawrence’s intuitive recreation of the vanished Etruscans.”