| St. Paul's Ephesus: Texts and Archaeology Contributor(s): Murphy-O'Connor, Jerome (Author) |
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ISBN: 081465259X ISBN-13: 9780814652596 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: In this new volume, renowned scholar Jerome Murphy-O'Connor does for Ephesus what he did for Corinth in his award-winning St. Paul's Corinth. He combs the works of twenty-six ancient authors for information about ancient Ephesus, from its beginnings to the end of the biblical era. Readers can now picture for themselves this second of the two major centers of Paul's missionary work, with its houses, shops, and monuments, and above all the world-renowned temple of Artemis. After presenting the textual and archaeological evidence, Murphy-O'Connor leads the reader on a walk through St. Paul's Ephesus and describes the history of Paul's years in the city. Although Ephesus has been a ruin for many hundreds of years, readers of this book will find themselves transported back to the days of its flourishing. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Reference - General - Religion | Biblical Commentary - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture |
| Dewey: 225.93 |
| LCCN: 2007044977 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.22" W x 8.96" (0.95 lbs) 312 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In this new volume, renowned scholar Jerome Murphy-O'Connor does for Ephesus what he did for Corinth in his award-winning St. Paul's Corinth. He combs the works of twenty-six ancient authors for information about ancient Ephesus, from its beginnings to the end of the biblical era. Readers can now picture for themselves this second of the two major centers of Paul's missionary work, with its houses, shops, and monuments, and above al the world-renowned temple of Artemis. After presenting the textual and archaeological evidence, Murphy-O'Connor leads the reader on a walk through St. Paul's Ephesus and describes the history of Paul's years in the city. Although Ephesus has been a ruin for many hundreds of years, readers of this book will find themselves transported back to the days of its flourishing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Murphy-O'Connor, Jerome: - Jerome Murphy-O'Connor is one of the world's foremost authorities on the writings of Saint Paul of Tarsus. He has been a professor of New Testament at the cole Biblique of Jerusalem since 1967. He is the author of numerous works, including St. Paul's Ephesus, St. Paul's Corinth, and Paul the Letter-Writer, all published by Liturgical Press. |