The City of Artemis: Timothy's Mission in Ephesus
A historical reconstruction of Ephesus and the context of 1 Timothy, showing the city's religious complexity and the false teaching infiltrating the church. Paul writes to Timothy with an urgent charge: stop the myths and genealogies, return to sound doctrine, pursue the goal of love.
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Ephesus gleams in the afternoon sun. The marble streets reflect light from temple facades, from the great theater carved into Mount Pion, from the library of Celsus with its towering columns. This is Asia's jewel—a crossroads of commerce, religion, and philosophy where east meets west in a cacophony of languages and gods. And towering over it all: the Temple of Artemis.…
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