Ephesus

through the god himself or mediated. Several towns and places claimed the honor his birth, as we see from various local traditions mentioned by late writers. (apollo, 2015) The Ephesians said that Apollo and Artemis was in the grove of Ortygia near Ephesus. The inhabitants of Tegyra in Boeotia near of zoster in Attica claimed the same honor for themselves. In some these local traditions Apollo is…

The book of Acts has always been a favourite to read. It gives a detailed picture of the origin of the early church, the spread of the gospel into the world which in turn was the beginning of the Christian faith. The authorship of the book of Acts has always been debated and tested, but it is generally agreed that the author of Acts is the same person who wrote the third gospel. It is commonly known that Acts is a sequel to the third gospel, referred to as the ‘first book’. The author is…

The heresy of Pelagianism received it 's name from a man named Pelagius. Pelagius was a well known monk and theologian who also gained recognition from his work as an educator in Rome. Despite residing in Rome, Pelagius was of British decent. The heresy of Pelgianism is a heresy that deals with human nature. Pelagius taught that humans could fulfill the commands and wishes of God by exercising the freedom of human will that is not in contact with the grace of God. This statement essentially…

Introduction Exegesis is a study, which implies the study of a historical context and grammatical relations to determine what the text meant at its origin. We first need to understand the text and its message before we build a theological concept of it. However, it is unfortunate that theology, even though it is primitive, is already present when we read the text (Turner 2005:203). This essay will be pursuing the intent of the text without presupposing what its meaning is. However, I am aware…

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1. INTRODUCTION: In this paper, we will go over the Philosopher Plato and his works as a Philosopher. We will also be going over his life and work. By the end of this paper, we will try to conclude whether his ethical view on the world is ethical and if it would work in modern day society or not. 2. Plato’s early life, family, influence, work, later years, and ethical view. i) A brief talk of his early life. “Plato was born in Athens in 427 BCE. For many years Athens was involved in a very…

1 Timothy Chapter 1 Paul’s Warnings about Teachers 1st Timothy is essential his mentor Paul’s message to him to stay in the town of Ephesus to discredit the false and corrupted teachings there and to instill the true gospel. Paul bestows this hefty task on Timothy because he thinks highly of him and believes in his ability to handle what is asked of him. Paul Talks about the Law Paul also makes it a point to make sure Timothy realizes that they law is not made for those who abide by it but in…

Within the business environment, it is a certain fact that at one point in time, every individual will have to present an idea to either management, customers or potential customers. When the time comes, it is of the utmost importance to have an effective and clear presentation that defies the general occurrence of “your audience will mentally check out of your next PowerPoint presentation after about 10 minutes” (Gallo, 2014, para. 1). So, the question is, what makes for an effective…

about him started spreading. So then another architect named Libon completed the structure. Years later the statue was damaged by an earthquake, and eventually was burned to the ground, and was never rebuilt. The Temple of Artemis Near the site of Ephesus lies the Temple of Artemis, it stood about sixty-two feet tall, the ruins are now by the Selcuk Cemetery. Even though Artemis is a Greek goddess, her temple is in Turkey. The reason why it’s located in Turkey is because when the Greek Empire…