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Simon, Cephas, Peter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2011

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It is generally held that these three names apply to one person, who was the chief of the Twelve Apostles and the first witness to the Resurrection. It is, of course, recognized that there was another apostle named Simon, but he plays only a small part in Christian tradition.

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Copyright © President and Fellows of Harvard College 1921

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