ABSTRACT
In the New Testament, Simon the Zealot appears only in the apostolic lists (Matt 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13), eleventh in Matthew and Mark, and tenth in both Lukan lists. He is sometimes referred to as the “Simon the Cananaean” or “Simon the Canaanite,” not to indicate he was from Canaan, but likely as the Aramaic equivalent of the Greek “zealot” (zēlōtēs). Simon, called the Zealot to distinguish him from Peter, is arguably the mirror-opposite of Peter in terms of what we know about his life, ministry, and fate.
