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First Century EphesusFirst Century Ephesus
The Ephesus of St. Paul & Associates
Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D.
The Roman City
Capital of Asia
Religious Cults
Ephesus after PaulTrade Routes
Paul’s Activities in Ephesus
Select Bibliography
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Ephesus, The Roman CityEphesus, The Roman City
Founded in the Second Century BCEDeforestation for cultivationCity grew by leaps and bounds– Apartments for the wealthy– Surrounded by estates and villas– all the amenities of Roman urban life:
luxuries, leisure, comfort, slaves
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Capital of Roman AsiaCapital of Roman Asia
Third-largest city in the Empire Population 250,000 - 500,000 or more Theater holds 25,000 at once Aristocratic families gaining influence in
Rome through links with Senatorial class
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Trade RoutesTrade Routes
Great port on the Mediterranean Near Greece and North Africa, the “bread
basket” of the Empire Central land routes, inluding the Via
Egnatia
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Religious CultsReligious Cults
Temple to Diana one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
Traditional Mother-Goddess worship found throughout Asia
“Oriental” cults gaining influence, especially those of Isis, Mithras, and Judaism
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Paul’s Activities in EphesusPaul’s Activities in Ephesus
First visit ca. AD 48 during second missionary journey
Second visit, beginning ca. 52, lasts several years– three-year imprisonment ca. 54-56– writes “imprisonment letters” to Corinth
-- and probably also those to Philippi & Philemon
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Ephesus after PaulEphesus after Paul
Continues as center of Christian movement in Asia
John the Seer leads churches thereMade first collection of Paul’s lettersIncrease in significance of imperial
cult and anti-Christian antagonismProblems with harbor
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Select BibliographySelect Bibliography
•Ephesos: Metropolis of Asia. An interdisciplinary approach to its archaeology, religion and culture, ed. Helmut Koester. (Harvard Theological Studies 41; Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International, c1995).•McGinn links on Paul, accessible from my homepage at http://www.jcu.edu/bible/mcginn/index.htm•Excavation reports by University of Austria