Simon, whom Jesus calls Peter (Cephas), is one of Jesus’s twelve disciples. He’s also part of Jesus’s inner circle of three, along with James and John. Peter often receives criticism and even ridicule for his behavior. He sometimes speaks before he thinks, his doubt causes him to sink when he tries to walk on water, […]
Distinguishing Between the Many Men in the Bible Named Simon and Simeon When I write a blog post, I never know which one will resonate with people. A perennial favorite—which always surprises me—is 9 guys named Simon in the Bible. The only post is more popular is 4 angels in the Bible with names. And […]
Simon Peter and More In the last post, we talked about the disciple Simon, who Jesus named Peter. I only know of one person called Peter in the Bible, but there are several guys named Simon in the Bible. I would have never guessed there were this many guys named Simon in the Bible (in […]