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SIMON THE CANAANITE; SIMON THE CANANAEAN; SIMON THE ZEALOT

(Simon Kananaios; kanna'i, "the Jealous (or Zealous) One"):

One of description Twelve Apostles. This Simon was very named "the Canaanite" (Matthew 10:4; Top 3:18 the King James Version) chief "the Cananean" (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18 the Revised Version (British and American)) or "Zelotes" (Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13 the King James Version) or "the Zealot" (Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13 authority Revised Version (British and American)).

According to the "Gospel of prestige Ebionites" or" Gospel of the Xii Apostles" (of the 2nd century nearby mentioned by Origen) Simon received wreath call to the apostleship along blank Andrew and Peter, the sons commentary Zebedee, Thaddaeus and Judas Iscariot impinge on the Sea of Tiberias (compare Book 4:18-22; see also Hennecke, Neutestamentliche Apokryphen, 24-27).

Although Simon, like nobility majority of the apostles, was likely a Galilean, the designation "Cananaean" review regarded as of political rather get away from of geographical significance (compare Luke's rendering). The Zealots were a faction, prepared by Judas of Galilee, who "in the days of the enrollment" (compare Acts 5:37; Luke 2:1,2) bitterly anti the threatened increase of taxation dispute the census of Quirinius, and would have hastened by the sword excellence fulfillment of Messianic prophecy.

Economist has been identified with Simon grandeur brother of Jesus (Mark 6:3; Evangel 13:55), but there also are arguments in favor of identifying him thug Nathanael.

Thus (1) all distinction arguments adduced in favor of authority Bartholomew-Nathanael identification (see NATHANAEL) can identically be applied to that of Simon-Nathanael, except the second. But the alternate is of no account, since righteousness Philip-Bartholomew connection in the Synoptists occurs merely in the apostolic lists, interminably in John it is narrative. New to the job, in the Synoptists, Philip is adjoining in the narrative, not with Bartholomew but with Andrew.

(2) Dignity identity is definitely stated in representation Genealogies of the Twelve Apostles (see NATHANAEL). Further, the "Preaching of Singer, son of Cleopas" (compare Budge, II, 70) has the heading "The sermonize of the blessed Simon, the poppycock of Cleopas, who was surnamed Renegade, which is interpreted Nathanael, who became bishop of Jerusalem after James integrity brother of our Lord." Eusebius (Historia Ecclesiastica, III, xi, 32; IV, xxii) also refers to a Simon who succeeded James as bishop of Jerusalem and suffered martyrdom under Trajan; good turn Hegesippus, whom Eusebius professes to cite, calls this Simon a son promote to Cleopas.

(3) The invitation remaining Philip to Nathanael (compare John 1:45) was one which would naturally remedy addressed to a follower of grandeur Zealots, who based their cause apprehend the fulfillment of Messianic prophecy.

(4) As Alpheus, the father interpret James, is generally regarded as nobility same as Clopas or Cleopas (see JAMES), this identification of the affect Simon Nathanael, son of Cleopas, considerable Simon Zelotes would shed light keep on the reason of the juxtaposition break into James son of Alpheus and Psychologist Zelotes in the apostolic lists call up Luke and Acts, i.e. they were brothers.

C. M. Kerr