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Named person · New Testament

Meet Simon the Zealot.

A disciple with a distinctive title.

Simon the Zealot: a quiet historically appropriate setting for A disciple with a distinctive title, with simple understated contextual details; no invented dramatic event

Who was Simon the Zealot?

Simon the Zealot was one of Jesus' twelve apostles. The title distinguishes him from Simon Peter. The Gospel lists do not provide enough detail to reconstruct his whole political background or later life.

His name appears within the group Jesus called. The shared group included people with different backgrounds, though the short lists do not explain every difference.

Simon the Zealot walking and listening among Jesus' disciples, no invented rebel weapons or political scene.

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How can a group include people who are not all alike?

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Illustrated portrait of Simon the Zealot

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