Home > History & Humanities > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Biblical studies & exegesis > Son of Perdition: The Magic and Hubris of Simon Magus
Son of Perdition: The Magic and Hubris of Simon Magus

Son of Perdition: The Magic and Hubris of Simon Magus

          
5
4
3
2
1

International Edition


Premium quality
Premium quality
Bookswagon upholds the quality by delivering untarnished books. Quality, services and satisfaction are everything for us!
Easy Return
Easy return
Not satisfied with this product! Keep it in original condition and packaging to avail easy return policy.
Certified product
Certified product
First impression is the last impression! Address the book’s certification page, ISBN, publisher’s name, copyright page and print quality.
Secure Checkout
Secure checkout
Security at its finest! Login, browse, purchase and pay, every step is safe and secured.
Money back guarantee
Money-back guarantee:
It’s all about customers! For any kind of bad experience with the product, get your actual amount back after returning the product.
On time delivery
On-time delivery
At your doorstep on time! Get this book delivered without any delay.
Quantity:
Add to Wishlist

About the Book

Digital Cloth-Cover with Dust Jacket

A re-telling of the legendary conflict between ancient magic and the early Church.

In our present day and age, the story of the confrontation between the Apostles and Simon Magus has become increasingly forgotten.

M.R. Osborne considers the relationship between miracles and magic as they played out in this dramatic encounter, and investigates how ancient magical operations - such as necromancy, transmutation, sex magic and transvection - acted as opposing miracles to the sacramental powers of the Primitive Church.

The appearance of Simon Magus in the New Testament is colorful but brief, and more questions are raised than answered. Researchers are compelled to look at the apocryphal legends and writings of the early Christian apologists to discern what they can about Simon. Many legends regarding his magic and conduct are fantastical, others less so. Yet theologians and writers on religion alike tend to disparage these accounts and write off Simon as a type, a legendary figure of anti-pagan polemic. Sometimes, the boot has been put on the other foot, and Simon is identified with St. Paul, as a Gnostic Apostle. What is the truth, and what were Simon's magical operations actually like?

Author M.R. Osborne's approach to the question of Simon Magus has been to take the accounts of his magical powers seriously. If, for the sake of argument, we treat the apocryphal and apologetic material as containing authentic historical facts (even if fragmentary), then we may begin an attempt to reconstruct the life and possible beliefs of Simon Magus. This is all set in the context of Simon's battle with Peter as it moves from Samaria to Rome, and a study of both men is required to make sense of what Christians and Jews alike regarded as legitimate or illegitimate magic. Thus, did the Apostles practise magic? Does the Church still do so? What differentiates miracles from magic?

More interesting still, is the question of Simon's status as a false messiah or antichrist. There are various definitions and perceptions of this role in the New Testament, and false messiahs are likely set apart from the False Messiah, and antichrists from the Antichrist. Into which category does Simon fall, and does his magic and moral conduct throw any light on the question? What relevance does this have for us today in our modern, secular world? The author looks into these issues and presents a case for Simon Magus being a real magician, practising generally negative operations as a false messiah. There are no hard and fast or definitive answers as the primary sources are too few, but we can reconstruct the most likely scenario with careful analysis.

The author has chosen illustrations from the early Church period and later Middle Ages since the manuscript discusses the possible connection of ancient Jewish magic with the later medieval grimoires. With a foreword by Tony Hutchins.


"This excellent work is well researched and written." Piers A. Vaughan, Rose Circle Books


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798892926010
  • Publisher: Rose Circle Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Rose Circle Publications
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 234
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 471 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8892926012
  • Publisher Date: 03 Apr 2022
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Magic and Hubris of Simon Magus
  • Width: 152 mm


Similar Products

How would you rate your experience shopping for books on Bookswagon?

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS           
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Son of Perdition: The Magic and Hubris of Simon Magus
Rose Circle Publications -
Son of Perdition: The Magic and Hubris of Simon Magus
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Son of Perdition: The Magic and Hubris of Simon Magus

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book
    Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!