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ephesus

  1. 2PhiloVoid

    A scenic archaeological trip to EPHESUS

    Just for the sheer pleasure of watching a well-done scenic trip to Ephesus made by Historian / Ancient Archaeologist, Dr. David Miano, I've linked a recent video he published below. I generally enjoy watching many of his presentations (even if I might not necessarily agree with everything he...
  2. KevinT

    Did Paul fight wild beasts in Ephesus?

    I was listening to 1 Cor 15:32 in the Message Bible (a paraphrase) and was surprised when I came across this text: Wait, Paul fought wild beasts in Ephesus?? What is this talking about? Here are lots of other translations from here So it looks like the Message paraphrase seems to have left...
  3. T

    What is "Your First Love?"

    SCRIPTURE: 'But I have this against you: you have abandoned the passionate love you had for me at the beginning. Think about how far you have fallen! Repent and do the works of love you did at first. I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place of influence if you do not repent. '...
  4. mindlight

    2 Timothy

    I am studying 2 Timothy and would be interested in hearing commentary on the following points: 1) CONTEXT AND TIMING: From the text, it is clear Paul is writing this: In distressed circumstances. (2 Tim 1:8, 1:12, 1:16, 2:3, 2:9) From Rome. (2 Tim 1:17) This letter was written after the letter...
  5. ZNP

    Revelation 2 -- Two Paths That Christians Take

    1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; This is how our Christian life begins. We heard the message and believed, it was brought to us by a messenger of the...
  6. UnitedFaithUponTruth

    I reject council of Ephesus

    Hello everyone. I am part of the Greek Orthodox church. I'm pretty familiar about church history and Theology. I know that the Roman Catholics, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox churches believe that ecumenical councils are dogma. And I accept all the Eastern Orthodox ecumenical councils...
  7. mindlight

    Artemis priestess- prostitute or prom queen?

    Reading the bible recently with a focus on Ephesus in Ephesians and the letters to Timothy the significance of Artemis worship as a challenge to Christianity seemed quite apparent. There are some verses in these Pauline texts that also get him in trouble with modern feminists saying that a,woman...