Home of a Wonder: The Temple of Artemis, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, was in Ephesus. Library: There are visible ruins of a library dedicated to Proconsul Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemeanus that housed between 12,000-15,000 scrolls. Size: Ephesus was a coastal city with a population of...
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Artemis Temple Nearby Ephesus
The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus is one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Ephesus is a Greek harbor city located on the west coast of Turkey which is the present-day town of Selcuk. The Temple of Artemis actually existed in several forms dating back to the Bronze...
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Ephesus received most of its marble from nearby sources such as Hierapolis (a.k.a. Pamukkale), Aphrodisias, and Pergamon. The richness and luxury of Ephesus can be understood from the glorious marble streets of the city. Marble is more beautiful than limestone and tougher, and so people like to use it for...
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Terrace Houses of Ephesus
Probably the most exciting of all the archaeological developments in Turkey is what has been uncovered on a hill overlooking the Celsus Library in Ephesos by the Austrians. And the Austrians are both meticulous and thorough, and their work on the terraced houses is spectacular. They have even built a...
Continue reading...The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord...
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The Council of Ephesus was convened in 431 by Theodosius II, emperor of the eastern half of the Roman empire, and he did so at the request of Nestorius. Nestorius’ teaching about the nature of Christ was generating a great deal of controversy in the church, and he requested a...
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Paul spent more than two years in Ephesus between 53 and 56 AD (Acts chapter 19 verses 1-41). As a result, many people became followers of Christ, both in Ephesus itself and in the surrounding settlements but actually, the first Christian communities were already created by Saint John. Paul preached...
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