Marcel Simon (10 April 1907 in Husseren-Wesserling – Strasbourg 26 October 1986) was a French specialist in the history of religions, particularly relations between

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesu ...

and

Judaism Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the ...

in antiquity. Simon received an

honorary doctorate An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or '' ad ho ...

by the Faculty of Theology at

Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. The university rose to significance durin ...

in 1980. His major work, ''Verus Israel'', was published in 1948; it has been described as 'seminal'. Listening to Trypho: Justin Martyr's Dialogue Reconsidered
/ref> He was closely associated with Henri Marrou, appreciating his layman's approach to

Vatican II The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and ...

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Marcel Simon (1907-1986)
1907 births 1986 deaths École Normale Supérieure alumni 20th-century French historians French male non-fiction writers People from Haut-Rhin 20th-century French male writers {{France-historian-stub