Paul excommunicated him 1 Timothy ; comp. Son of Simon who bore the cross of Jesus Mark A relative of the high priest, present at the defense of Peter and John Acts A coppersmith 1 Timothy ; 2 Timothy Son of Simon the Cyrenian, who was compelled to bear the cross for our Lord. Mark One of the kindred of Annas the high priest. Acts A Jew at Ephesus whom his countrymen put forward during the tumult raised by Demetrius the silversmith, Acts to plead their cause with the mob.
An Ephesian Christian reprobated by St. From this statement of the evangelist, it is apparent that at the time the Second Gospel was written, Alexander and Rufus were Christians, and that they were well known in the Christian community.
Mark takes it for granted that the first readers of his Gospel will at once understand whom he means. There is no other mention of Alexander in the New Testament, but it is usually thought that his brother Rufus is the person mentioned by Paul in Rom , "Salute Rufus the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. It would also follow that the households were among the intimate friends of Paul, so much so that the mother of the family is affectionately addressed by him as "Rufus' mother and mine.
This mention of Rufus and his mother is in the list of names of Christians resident in Rome. Lightfoot Comm. The inscriptions exhibit several members of the household of the emperor bearing the names Rufus and Alexander, but this fact is of no value where both names are so common.
His chief claim to recollection is that he was a son of the man who carried the cross of the Saviour of the world. He is mentioned by Lk, as having been present as a member of the Sanhedrin, before which Peter and John were brought to be examined, for what they had done in the cure of the lame man at the gate of the temple.
Nothing more is known of this Alexander than is here given by Luke. It has been conjectured that he may have been the Alexander who was a brother of Philo, and who was also the alabarch or magistrate of the city of Alexandria. But this conjecture is unsupported by any evidence at all.
Alexander and the Riot at Ephesus: The third Alexander is mentioned in Acts : "And some of the multitude instructed Alexander, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made defense unto the people. But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice," etc.
In the matter of the riot in Ephesus the whole responsibility rested with Demetrius the silversmith. In his anger against the Christians generally, but specially against Paul, because of his successful preaching of the gospel, he called together a meeting of the craftsmen; the trade of the manufacture of idols was in jeopardy.
From this meeting there arose the riot, in which the whole city was in commotion. Alex Thompson. Alex White. Alex Harris. Alex Martin. Alex as Last Name Name. James Alex. Joseph Alex. Helen Alex. William Alex. Frank Alex. Peter Alex. Dorothy Alex. Edward Alex. Thomas Alex. Harry Alex. Alex Jones Alex Jones is a radio personality, film producer, and radio host.
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The cameo of Simon and his sons are probably not as anecdotal as is commonly believed but may instead reflect the appreciated efforts of the Jewish community in Cyrene read our article on the name Cyrene for a further discussion. The next Alexander shows up in Acts of the Apostles , where the apostles Peter and John are arrested and made to face the counsel of rulers, elders and scribes including Alexander.
This elite party also counted high priest Caiaphas and his father-in-law Annas ; men who had tried Jesus a few weeks prior John Alexander number three shows up in Ephesus where Demetrius , a silver smith specialized in making Artemis -souvenirs, sees his business wane due to the gospel. Demetrius gives his concerns a theological twist and stirs the whole city into an uproar.
The chaos is soon so thorough that most of the rioters don't even know what the problem was, until they notice Alexander. He is a Jew and has nothing to do with Christianity or Artemis for that matter and resorts to evasive gesturing, but the townsfolk of Ephesus burst out in a single outcry, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!
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