Ephesians and Artemis: The Cult of the Great Goddess of Ephesus as the Epistle's Context

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Mohr Siebeck, 12 ביוני 2017 - 487 עמודים
In this study, Michael Immendorfer examines the relationship between the New Testament letter to the Ephesians and the ancient city of Ephesus, which had the great Artemis as its goddess. He seeks to make a contribution to the discussion on the extent to which conclusions can be drawn concerning the local-historical explanation of New Testament epistles by viewing the latter through the lens of Greco-Roman cultic practices. Thus the contents of Ephesians are compared with the abundantly available archaeological and epigraphical sources of the Asia Minor metropolis. This endeavour reveals that the letter contains numerous unequivocal references to the cult of Artemis, a nexus suggesting that the author was very familiar with the historical background of ancient Ephesus and contextualised his letter accordingly for the intended readers who lived in this particular cultic environment.
 

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Introduction
1
The Recipients of Ephesians
37
The City of Ephesus
77
Artemis Ephesia
123
Ephesians in the Light of Artemis
179
Ephesians as a Teaching Letter to Former
315
Overall Conclusion
329
Common Words of Ephesians and the Inscriptions
335
Literary Testimonies to Artemis her Cult Figure
388
Artemis and the Inscriptions of Ephesus
394
Ephesus in Ancient and Modern Times
400
Bibliography
407
Index of References
439
Index of Modern Authors
457
Index of Subjects and Places
463
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