The various powers are sometimes summed up under the two heads of OaaLXLIo i and Eiw - y TLKiI, which correspond to the two names Kilptos and OfOs. It was through these powers that the incorporeal world of thought was framed, which served as the archetype of this world of appearance. There were powers of all sorts, powers of help and salvation and also powers of punishment (Philo i. Readers of Philo are familiar with the half-philosophical and half-mythological mode of thought by which the " powers of God " are substantialized into independent personalities. This person gave himself out to be " some great one," but the popular voice defined his claims by saying " this man is that power of God which is called Great." Such a voice of the people cannot be imagined in Judaea, but Samaria was more open than Judaea to the influence of Greek ideas. The first missionary enterprise Ads of the nascent Church brought it into contact with a magician who had for a long time amazed the people of Samaria with his sorceries ( v. First it is interesting to note that Simon Magus was. 5-24, it will suffice to make a few remarks. The conclusions to which the present writer has been led are mainly as follows: (I) that all we know of the original Simon Magus is contained in Acts (2) that from very early times he has been confused with dnother Simon (3) that the idea that Simon Magus is merely a distortion of St Paul is absurd.Īs regards the story of Acts viii.
His personality has been the subject of considerable discussion.
5-24 he is portrayed as a famous sorcerer in Samaria who had been converted to Christianity by Philip. Ai ryos, a wizard), a character who appears in the New Testament and also in the works of the Christian Fathers.
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