Paul’s second missionary journey
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Paul’s second missionary journey was an extensive evangelistic tour recorded in the New Testament during which the apostle Paul revisited and founded churches across Asia Minor and into Greece, significantly expanding the early Christian movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul's second missionary journey | 3 |
| Paul’s second missionary journey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7892717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul’s second missionary journey Context triple: [Lystra, travelRouteOf, Paul’s second missionary journey]
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A.
Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey
Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey was an early Christian evangelistic expedition recorded in the Book of Acts, during which they traveled through regions such as Cyprus and Asia Minor to preach the gospel and establish churches.
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B.
The Conversion of Saint Paul
The Conversion of Saint Paul is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the dramatic biblical moment of Saul’s conversion on the road to Damascus, celebrated for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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C.
The Conversion of Saint Paul
The Conversion of Saint Paul is a Mannerist religious painting by Parmigianino depicting the dramatic biblical moment of Saul’s vision on the road to Damascus.
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D.
Acts of Paul
The Acts of Paul is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary episodes from the life and missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul, including stories such as Paul and Thecla.
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E.
The Preaching of Saint Paul at Ephesus
The Preaching of Saint Paul at Ephesus is a 17th-century religious painting by French Baroque artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the apostle Paul preaching to the inhabitants of the ancient city of Ephesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul’s second missionary journey Target entity description: Paul’s second missionary journey was an extensive evangelistic tour recorded in the New Testament during which the apostle Paul revisited and founded churches across Asia Minor and into Greece, significantly expanding the early Christian movement.
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A.
Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey
Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey was an early Christian evangelistic expedition recorded in the Book of Acts, during which they traveled through regions such as Cyprus and Asia Minor to preach the gospel and establish churches.
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B.
The Conversion of Saint Paul
The Conversion of Saint Paul is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the dramatic biblical moment of Saul’s conversion on the road to Damascus, celebrated for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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C.
The Conversion of Saint Paul
The Conversion of Saint Paul is a Mannerist religious painting by Parmigianino depicting the dramatic biblical moment of Saul’s vision on the road to Damascus.
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D.
Acts of Paul
The Acts of Paul is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary episodes from the life and missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul, including stories such as Paul and Thecla.
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E.
The Preaching of Saint Paul at Ephesus
The Preaching of Saint Paul at Ephesus is a 17th-century religious painting by French Baroque artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the apostle Paul preaching to the inhabitants of the ancient city of Ephesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the New Testament
ⓘ
missionary journey ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
1 Thessalonians
ⓘ
linked to:
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians ⓘ
linked to:
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
|
| beginsAt |
Antioch in Syria
ⓘ
linked to:
Antioch on the Orontes
|
| endsAt |
Antioch in Syria
ⓘ
linked to:
Antioch on the Orontes
|
| follows | Paul’s first missionary journey ⓘ |
| hasCompanion |
Luke
ⓘ
Silas ⓘ Timothy ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Paul recruits Timothy at Lystra
ⓘ
Philippian jailer’s conversion ⓘ brief visit to Ephesus ⓘ conversion of Lydia in Philippi ⓘ crossing from Asia Minor to Europe ⓘ delivery of the Jerusalem Council decrees to the churches ⓘ disagreement between Paul and Barnabas over John Mark ⓘ eighteen‑month ministry in Corinth ⓘ founding of the church in Thessalonica ⓘ imprisonment of Paul and Silas in Philippi ⓘ ministry in Berea ⓘ revisiting churches founded on the first missionary journey ⓘ speech at the Areopagus in Athens ⓘ trial before Gallio in Corinth ⓘ vision of the man of Macedonia at Troas ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFigure |
Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| includesCity |
Antioch in Syria
ⓘ
linked to:
Antioch on the Orontes
Athens ⓘ Berea ⓘ Caesarea Maritima ⓘ Cenchreae ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Derbe ⓘ Ephesus ⓘ Iconium ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Lystra ⓘ Philippi ⓘ Tarsus ⓘ Thessalonica ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
Troas ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Achaia
ⓘ
Cilicia ⓘ Galatia ⓘ Macedonia ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia (Greece)
Mysia ⓘ Phrygia ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| partOf | Pauline missions ⓘ |
| precedes | Paul’s third missionary journey ⓘ |
| purpose |
church planting
ⓘ
evangelism ⓘ strengthening existing churches ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| recordedInChapters | Acts 15:36–18:22 ⓘ |
| resultsIn | separation of Paul and Barnabas ⓘ |
| significance | expansion of the early Christian movement into Europe ⓘ |
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Subject: Paul’s second missionary journey Description of subject: Paul’s second missionary journey was an extensive evangelistic tour recorded in the New Testament during which the apostle Paul revisited and founded churches across Asia Minor and into Greece, significantly expanding the early Christian movement.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Paul’s second missionary journey
linked to: Paul’s second missionary journey
subject linked to:
Silas of the Book of Acts
linked to: Paul’s second missionary journey