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S. Michael Houdmann
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Simon of Cyrene is mentioned in three of the four Gospels as the man impelled by the Roman soldiers to carry Jesus' cross out of Jerusalem. His place of origin has led many to wonder if he was of A...
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Jack Gutknecht
The aforementioned Simon by Michael said he was a father of 2 sons. Mention of Simon's sons maybe shows that they were well-known Christian converts @ the time the Gospel was written. One son might have been known to Paul, who wrote: "Greet Rufus, eminent in the Lord, also his mother and mine" (Romans 16:13) -- suggesting that the apostle felt especially close to both of them. By identifying Simon of Cyrene with Simeon called Niger, tradition oft pictures the one who carried the cross as a black man.
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