Paul, Artemis, and the Jews in Ephesus

Rick Strelan

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9783110150209
• eBook ISBN: 9783110814897
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

Die Reihe Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZNW) ist eine der ältesten undrenommiertesten internationalen Buchreihen zur neutestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Seit 1923 publiziert sie wegweisende Forschungsarbeiten zum frühen Christentum und angrenzenden Themengebieten. Die Reihe ist historisch-kritisch verankert und steht neuen methodischen Ansätzen, die unser Verständnis des Neuen Testaments befördern, gleichfalls offen gegenüber.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1. Ephesus
• 1.1. The aim
• 1.2. The need to study the cultic environment of Ephesus
• 1.3. Ephesus in the history of biblical scholarship
• 1.4. Paul among Ephesian Gentiles and Jews
• 2. Some Methodological Problems
• 2.1. The use of data
• 2.2. The use of language
• 2.3. Jewish Christianity and Christian Jews
• 2.4. The historical value of Acts
• 5. Summary
• Section One: Artemis and other Cults in Ephesus
• 1. Aspects of the Artemis Cult in Ephesus
• 1.1. Introduction
• 1.1.1. The significance of eusebeia
• 1.1.2. Citizenship in Ephesus
• 1.1.3. Political and social groupings in Ephesus
• 1.1.4. Civic disorder
• 1.1.5. The strength of local cults in Ephesus
• 1.2. Artemis
• 1.2.1. Background and history
• 1.2.2. The attributes of Artemis
• 1.2.3. Ephesian myths of Artemis
• 1.2.4. Ephesian cultic festivals
• 1.2.5. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
• 1.2.6. The wealth of Artemis
• 1.2.7. The survival and decline of Artemis
• 1.3. The Thesis of Arnold
• 1.3.1. Artemis as evil and demonic
• 1.3.2. Artemis, Ephesus, and magic
• 1.3.3. Artemis in other recent biblical scholarship
• 2. Aspects of some other cults in Ephesus
• 2.1. The Imperial Cult
• 2.1.1. A brief history of Rome-Ephesus relations
• 2.1.2. The imperial cult in Ephesus
• 2.1.3. Christians and the imperial cult in Asia Minor
• 2.1.4. Revelation
• 2.1.5. The Letter to the Ephesians
• 2.1.6. The significance of statues and images
• 2.1.7. Jews, Christians, and statues
• 2.2. The variety of cults in Ephesus
• 2.3. Women in Ephesian cults
• 2.3.1. The status of women
• 2.3.2. The participation of women in the cults
• 2.3.3. Women in the cults of demeter and Dionysos
• 2.4. Summary
• Section Two: Paul in Ephesus
• 1. Paul and Artemis in Ephesus
• 1.1. Introduction
• 1.2. The Evidence from Acts
• 1.2.1. Introduction
• 1.2.2. Paul and Artemis in Acts
• 1.2.3. Biblical scholarship on Acts 19: 23-41
• 1.2.4. Acts 19: 23-27
• 1.2.5. Acts 19: 28-41
• 1.3. Artemis in Post-Pauline Literature
• 1.3.1. First Timothy
• 1.3.2. The Letter to the Ephesians
• 1.3.3. The non-canonical literature
• 1.4. Summary
• 2. Paul among Jews in Ephesus
• 2.1. The Traditional View
• 2.2. Diaspora Jews
• 2.2.1. The relation of diaspora Jews with non-Jews
• 2.2.2. Evidence of apostate behavior
• 2.2.3. God-fearers and proselytes
• 2.2.4. Synagogues
• 2.2.5. The status and role of Jewish women in Asia Minor
• 2.3. Jews in Ephesus
• 2.3.1. Some literary and epigraphical evidence
• 2.3.2. The evidence from Josephus
• 2.4. Paul among Jews in Acts
• 2.4.1. The debate in scholarship
• 2.4.2. The Ephesian episodes in Acts
• 2.4.3. Acts 18: 19-21
• 2.4.4. Acts 18: 24-28
• 2.4.5. Acts 19: 1-7
• 2.4.6. Acts 19: 8-10
• 2.4.7. Acts 19: 11-20
• 2.4.8. Acts 20: 16-38
• 2.4.9.Acts 21: 27-29
• 2.5. Summary
• 3. The Evidence from Paul
• 3.1. Introduction
• 3.2. The Corinthian Correspondence
• 3.2.1. 1 Corinthians 1: 11
• 3.2.2. 1 Corinthians 4: 6-13
• 3.2.3. 1 Corinthians 15: 30-33
• 3.2.4. 1 Corinthians 16: 8-9
• 3.2.5. 1 Corinthians 16: 12-19
• 3.2.6. 2 Corinthians 1:8-11
• 3.3. Other Canonical Writings
• 3.3.1. Romans 16
• 3.3.2. The Letter to the Ephesians
• 3.3.3. The Pastorals
• 4. Conclusions
• 4.1. Ephesus as a Mission Centre
• 4.2. The Survival of Pauline Influence in Ephesus
• 4.3. The Importance of Ephesus after Paul
• 4.4. The Relation between ‘Paul’ and ‘John’ in Ephesus
• Appendices
• Appendix 1: What did Paul mean when he spoke of himself as έθνών απόστολος?
• Appendix 2: The survival of Jewish thought and practice in Ephesus
• Bibliography