Petter Chamor
Simon Ceiphas, often confused with Simon Kalpus or Simon Cippah, fought against Yemach Shmo and is sometimes referred to in Jewish tradition as an Issacharite Jew or an Hassidic Jew or Ben Zachar. He was a Jew just like John & Paul "who purposely infected their culture in order to sway the Notzri faith away from Judaism. They themselves were not heretics and did so for the benefit of the Jewish people".[1]
Rabbi Shimon Halevi Ish Horowitz in his comments on the Vitry cycle (ויטרי לרבינו שמחה, יוצא לאור ע"י ר' שמעון הלוי איש הורוויץ, סי' שכ"ה, הערה ה, עמ'362, הוצאת "א" מכון להוצאת ספרים, ירושלים, תשכ"ז.) wrote that Rabbeinu Tam said Simon Ceiphas never believed in Notzrut but did everything he did (against Ben Stada) for Heaven's sake.
The appearance of his name as R. Yehuda the Pious in some versions [2] makes it likely that Gnostic enemies of the Tosafists were responsible for circulating the Toledoth Y.S.W..
R. Jacob Tam expressed his belief that Simon Caiaphas, the first Patriarch of Jerusalem, "was a devout and learned Jew, who dedicated his life to guiding Heretics along the proper path. (Machzor Vitry, edited by S.Hurwitz, 1923[2], p.285 note 5 and p. 362 note 5. CF Urbach, Tosafot, 191–3. (Israel Moses Ta-Shma). CF. J. Eisenstein's articles on Simon Caiaphas in Otzar Israel and Otzar Midrashim[3] a Midrash brought in Otzer HaMidrashim p. 557 [1920, by Rav Y.D. Eizanshtein] Beis Hamidrash vol. 5/60 and vol. 6 [1860; Likkut of old Midrashim].)
Simon's mission to the Hillonim was later headed by Gamaliel's Benjaminite student Saul of Tarsus the Pharisee of the Manumitted Idumean Synagogue and whose efforts in Simon's direction were organized into the New Testament by Shimeon HaKalpus with whom Peter is often confused. The Marcionites were the failed result of Paul's mission among the Mandaeans.
After the Tosafists, Peter was also complimented by the Hassidei Ashkenaz.
http://web.archive.org/web/20220707182502/http://folkmasa.org/bet/bet001.htm- ↑ Rashi Avoda Zara 10a but brought in Dikdukei Sofrim Avoda Zara p. 12 footnote 9
- ↑ page 160 of Quest books 2005 "A Rebirth for Christianity" By Alvin Boyd Kuhn ISBN:0835608387
- ↑ "page 34 of the Wipf and Stock Publisher's edition of New York Orthodox Rabbi Harvey Falk's book "Jesus the Pharisee: A new look at the Jewishness of Jesus" (copyright 1985 Paulist Press)
