Was Paul really Simon Magus?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 3:51 pm
There is much research that links Paul to Simon Magus.
The Proto-Orthodox claimed that Marcion was a follower of Simon Magus. The Marcionites claim he was a follower of "The Apostle" (I.E., Paul).
The Ebionite letters, Clementine Homilies, and Clementine Recognition's, do not mention Paul, but rather speak of Simon Magus in Paul like terms.
Simon Magus was claimed to sometimes refer to himself as Christ. Paul claimed that he bore upon his body the very marks of Jesus.
Irenaeus went so far as to claim that all heresies trace their lineage to Simon Magus. Yet the same so called heretical sects of Christianity seem to proclaim Paul as their inspirational founder.
Paul in Latin means "small", and in several pseudoepigraphic works Simon is named Simon Atomos (which means small in Greek).
Their noted physical attributes are even claimed to be dead ringers of each other.
Per the book of Acts, Felix (the Roman Procurator of Judaea), and his wife Drusilla frequently sent for Paul to talk to them, but is was Simon Magus who convinced Drusilla to marry Felix. Simon Magus and Paul are therefore both linked to Felix and Drusilla.
Is it possible that the Proto-Orthodox sanitized the letters of Simon Magus (by padding them out, and by editing (redacting) them, and by tossing in additional letters)? Is it possible that in the process they changed Simon's name to Paul so any past link to Simon Magus would be lost?
There are many volumes that one can read on this fascinating subject simply by doing a Google search using the terms "Paul Simon Magus".
Plus there is this particularly good read (a book that is still being written by a former Catholic Priest, but much of it is here):
http://vridar.org/other-authors/roger-p ... istianity/
The Proto-Orthodox claimed that Marcion was a follower of Simon Magus. The Marcionites claim he was a follower of "The Apostle" (I.E., Paul).
The Ebionite letters, Clementine Homilies, and Clementine Recognition's, do not mention Paul, but rather speak of Simon Magus in Paul like terms.
Simon Magus was claimed to sometimes refer to himself as Christ. Paul claimed that he bore upon his body the very marks of Jesus.
Irenaeus went so far as to claim that all heresies trace their lineage to Simon Magus. Yet the same so called heretical sects of Christianity seem to proclaim Paul as their inspirational founder.
Paul in Latin means "small", and in several pseudoepigraphic works Simon is named Simon Atomos (which means small in Greek).
Their noted physical attributes are even claimed to be dead ringers of each other.
Per the book of Acts, Felix (the Roman Procurator of Judaea), and his wife Drusilla frequently sent for Paul to talk to them, but is was Simon Magus who convinced Drusilla to marry Felix. Simon Magus and Paul are therefore both linked to Felix and Drusilla.
Is it possible that the Proto-Orthodox sanitized the letters of Simon Magus (by padding them out, and by editing (redacting) them, and by tossing in additional letters)? Is it possible that in the process they changed Simon's name to Paul so any past link to Simon Magus would be lost?
There are many volumes that one can read on this fascinating subject simply by doing a Google search using the terms "Paul Simon Magus".
Plus there is this particularly good read (a book that is still being written by a former Catholic Priest, but much of it is here):
http://vridar.org/other-authors/roger-p ... istianity/