Demetrius of Acts 19

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Demetrius of Acts 19 is the Ephesian silversmith mentioned in the New Testament who incited a riot against the Apostle Paul over fears that Christian teaching would undermine the profitable trade in silver shrines of Artemis.

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Demetrius of Acts 19 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ephesian ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ
silversmith ⓘ
argumentUsed economic threat posed by Paul’s message ⓘ
religious threat to the majesty of Artemis ⓘ
associatedPlaceOfWorship Temple of Artemis at Ephesus ⓘ
businessActivity making silver shrines of Artemis ⓘ
organizing craftsmen who made silver shrines ⓘ
concern decline of Artemis worship due to Christian preaching ⓘ
loss of income from selling silver shrines ⓘ
ethnicContext Greek ⓘ
gatheredGroup craftsmen ⓘ
workers in similar trades ⓘ
historicalStatus figure known only from the New Testament account ⓘ
knownFor defending the cult of Artemis ⓘ
inciting a riot in Ephesus ⓘ
opposing the Apostle Paul ⓘ
languageContext Koine Greek world ⓘ
literarySource Christian New Testament ⓘ
linked to: New Testament
mentionedIn Acts 19 ⓘ
Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
name Demetrius ⓘ
occupation silversmith ⓘ
opposedMovement early Christianity ⓘ
opposedTeachingOf Paul the Apostle ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Paul
religiousContext pagan ⓘ
residence Ephesus ⓘ
roleInEvent instigator of the Ephesian riot against Paul ⓘ
scripturalRole opponent of the Christian mission in Asia Minor ⓘ
speechLocation Ephesus ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century ⓘ
worshipAssociatedWith Artemis ⓘ
Diana of the Ephesians ⓘ

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Demetrius → distinguishedFrom → Demetrius of Acts 19 ⓘ