Act 8:10 | RWP | e4.org | That power of God which is called Great ( η Δυναμις του θεου η καλουμενη Μεγαλη ). Apparently here already the oriental doctrine of emanations or aeons so rampant in the second century. This "power" was considered a spark of God himself and Jerome (in ) quotes Simon (Page) as saying: Ego sum sermo Dei, ... ego omnipotens, ego omnia Dei . Simon claimed to impersonate God .

‏ Acts 8:10

That power of God which is called Great ( η Δυναμις του θεου η καλουμενη Μεγαλη ). Apparently here already the oriental doctrine of emanations or aeons so rampant in the second century. This "power" was considered a spark of God himself and Jerome (in Mt 24) quotes Simon (Page) as saying: Ego sum sermo Dei, ... ego omnipotens, ego omnia Dei. Simon claimed to impersonate God.