Ephesians
The Apostle
Paul wrote this letter from Rome about AD 60. He was under house arrest and
chained to a Roman soldier 24 hours a day. He explains his beliefs about God and
then shows how these beliefs should be joined up with behaviour.
Ephesians
introduction.doc (50KB)
Ephesians 1.doc (46KB)
Ephesians 2.doc (36KB)
Ephesians 3.doc (31KB)
Ephesians
4-6.doc (80KB
The Church in Ephesus
The members of the church in Ephesus played an important role in the development of Christianity from AD52 onwards. Ephesus was the main city in western Asia Minor, now Turkey. Because it was the centre of administrative and commercial activity, it became the centre for taking the gospel to the region. Its leaders played significant roles in bringing many pagans to follow the Lord Jesus Christ. The city was also at the centre of pagan worship. A substantial part of the New Testament has links to Ephesus.
The New Testament gives a great deal of information about what happened in Ephesus from AD52 when the Apostle Paul first preached the gospel. In addition to the details given in the Acts of the Apostles, insights into the attitudes and behaviour of members of the church are given in Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians and to Timothy and in the Letters of John and the Book of Revelation. The seminar aims to build up a picture of the church and what its members believed. This will help in fitting together different parts of the New Testament, as well as presenting snapshots of the followers of Jesus who lived in Ephesus during the second half of the first century.
Ephesus Introduction.doc (28 KB)
Ephesus Early Years.doc 48 KB
Ephesus in the 60s.doc (51
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Ephesus close of Century.doc (47
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