Acts 19:34But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
The setting
Ephesus amphitheater, ~55 AD. For two solid hours, 25,000 voices chant in unison: 'Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!' The sound is deafening...
The emotion here: horrified by the power of religious nationalism
The original word
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) — Greek goddess of the hunt, her Ephesian temple was one of Seven Wonders
Why it matters
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was four times larger than the Parthenon in Athens
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 19:34
Two hours of non-stop chanting shows this wasn't anger anymore - it was religious frenzy and economic fear
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just about religion, but it was economic - the silversmiths feared losing money from Artemis souvenirs as people converted to Christianity.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 19:34
Bible Genome reading
Acts 19:34 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 19:34 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include antisemitism, religious fanaticism. Notable phrases: perceived he was a Jew; two hours cried out.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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