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The Apostle Paul in Ephesus
In my last post, I quoted a passage from Paul’s first letter to the
Corinthians in which he wrote, “But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has
opened to me, and there are many adversaries” (1 Cor ). This fits perfectly
with the picture painted of Paul’s Ephesian ministry in Acts of the Apostles.
In Acts 18, Paul visited Ephesus
briefly on his trip from Corinth back to Jerusalem. Verse 24 introduces a
Jewish teacher named Apollos, who taught in the synagogue in Ephesus. This synagogue hasn’t been
located by archeologists. Apollos accurately passed on some truths about Jesus,
but didn’t know the whole story. So a leading Christian couple, Priscilla and
Aquila, taught Apollos the what he had been missing. More fully informed,
Apollos journeyed on to Corinth.
Acts 19 begins with Paul’s appearance at Ephesus. First, he laid hands on some disciples who received the
Holy Spirit with power. Next, he presented the message of the kingdom of God in
the Jewish synagogue, arguing persuasively. But when most of the Jews were
closed to Paul’s message, he moved to the lecture hall of Tyrannus, where he
continued preaching for two years. Today, we do not know exactly the location
of this lecture hall. In all likelihood, it was a place where the men of Ephesus gathered for lectures on
various subjects, including philosophy and religion. Ephesus was well known in the ancient world as a place of learning,
and Paul would have been seen as one more philosopher with a tempting message
offering transformation and immortality. (The photo to the right shows the
Odeum in Ephesus, a theatre that
could seat more than 1,000 people. Public lectures were given here. This was
also the place where the city business was done.)
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