Apostle living at the time of the New Testament
Simon
One of the twelve apostles, called Simon the Zealot (Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13), and in Matthew “the Cananean” (Matthew 10:4). The name probably marks him as a former member of the zealot movement against Rome. Scripture records nothing more of him.
His birth year isn't recorded; the bar assumes he was a young man when called in AD 30. His name probably shows he had once belonged to, or sympathized with, those zealous to free Israel from Rome. Scripture doesn't record his death; tradition says he was martyred in Persia with Thaddaeus. The end date shown is an estimate.
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