Simon Camit, the Sanhedrist
He is a former High priest, predecessor of Caiphas (Joseph), the High Priest. He is the friend of Joseph of Arimathea and present at the Banquet that he offers to Jesus.[1]
Throughout the Public Life of Jesus, he remains in the background, not taking sides. He is only seen at the funeral of Lazarus where he avoids one of his colleagues who wants to take him as a witness.[2]
His name
Simon, like Simeon (Chimon - Shim'ôn), means "he who hears." Historical reference: the second son of Jacob who was kept hostage by his brother Joseph, who had become the steward of the Pharaoh.
Where is he mentioned in the work?
GRM 114
GRM 535 GRM 546
Learn more about this character
Excerpts from the Dictionary of Gospel Characters, According to Maria Valtorta (Msgr. René Laurentin, François-Michel Debroise, Jean-François Lavère, Salvator Editions, 2012):Simon ben Camit was High Priest for one year under the procurator Valerius Gratus in 17/18[3]. The Talmud reports that following a conversation he had with Arethas, king of the Arabs, whose daughter Herod Antipas had just married, a postilion fell on his clothes. Simon did not hesitate to strip off these garments as impure and unfit for the sacred service.[4]
Notes and references
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