Ephesus

in “historic-cultural critism” of the Scripture. I will present a contrast of Onesimus’s Life with the history of the Island of Puerto Rico both of them under an oppressive control and indeterminate destiny. During the time of Paul's ministry in Ephesus. Philemon had probably traveled to the city, and had heard the preaching of Paul where he became a Christian. Later on Philemon had a “church” at his home and he owned a slave called Onesimus. Onesimus, ran away from his master and headed to…

‘Augustus’ extraordinary position…is defined in art’ and so his iconography programme should be taken at face value in order to identify key motifs and themes within it and how this supposedly reflected Augustus’ rule. However, nowadays scholars debate about the intricacies of said iconography and try to understand it textually rather than by sight. The importance of iconography was larger in Augustus’ time in comparison now, partly because it is estimated that only 10% of the population was…

The presidential election in the United States this year has clearly showed us how divided this country is. Hundreds if not thousands are concerned with the uncertainty we will have over the next four years with a new president. As a result of the election results people are concerned, troubled, and living in fear because of all the threats the president elect made on the campaign trail. They are worried his threats may one day become a reality. Over the next four years we are living in days…

Leadership Introduction: The History of Leaders There was no doubt who the leaders were in the early church of Jerusalem because the apostles, Christ’s representatives, were still alive. Their presence was felt in a considerable way because of their appointment by Christ himself to this office. To this group of men, however, was added other godly and gifted leaders. The first ones added to guide the fledgling church, were men picked because some within the body of believers were being…

Paul first came in contact with Corinth in Acts 18.1-17 after passing through Athens. Paul first wrote to Corinth, although this letter is not documented, in a sense of warning them of things not to fall into and bad character to avoid. In having trouble keeping Christ like standards Paul writes another letter in response, 1 Corinthians. The Church of Corinth was mostly converts of the surrounding area and who were also most likely heavily in the life of the usual Corinth. The Church itself…

In what ways did the Julio-Claudians use traditional and foreign religion as a political tool? In this essay I will investigate the ways in which the Julio-Claudian dynasty used traditional Roman religion alongside foreign cults as political tools to legitimise their imperial role by emphasising divine heritage and by providing religious cohesion by conflating traditional Roman religion with aspects of foreign cults. I will use both ancient authors and modern scholarship to analyse the ways in…

from A.D 50-53 with Silas and Timothy. St. Paul founded Churches in Corinth, Thessalonica, Berea and Philippi while also writing the Thessalonian letters during this time. Paul’s third missionary journey (Acts 18-21) from A.D 53-57 he travelled to Ephesus in this time wrote 1 Corinthians then finally to Macedonia and Jerusalem, where he wrote 2 Corinthians and Romans from Corinth while he was waiting for his departure. (McRay, 2003). The purpose of these missionary journeys was to educate those…

city known for its fabric dyes but was becoming more of what we would call a small town at the time Paul was writing his letter. The city was not far from Laodicea and Hierapolis. It is now buried under ruins. It was one hundred miles inland from Ephesus and was a meeting point for people because of an…

Christians were dead before salvation (v.1). Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. Και υμάς όντας νεκρούς τοις παραπτωμασιν και ταις αμαρτίαις υμών. The verse starts off with the word “Once”, telling the reader that this happened before an event or to their current situation. This tells the readers of the life they lived before they believed the gospel and received salvation. Paul tells his readers that they “experienced a living death” shown through the “vicious…

Who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is a phenomenal person who performs numerous acts and miracles through us, and assists us in every aspect of our lives if we allow him. The Holy Spirit can be characterized and described in numerous ways. The Holy Spirit is God or co-equal to God, and he is a person. The Holy Spirit can also be described as the Spirit of truth, promise, grace, holiness, glory, the eternal spirit, and a comforter. The Holy Spirit is God or coequal to God. He is part of…