ST. PAUL.

ST. PAUL IN ASIA MINOR,

AND

AT THE SYRIAN ANTIOCH.

By E. H. PLUMPTRE, M.A.,

PREBENDARY OF ST. PAUL'S, VICAR OF BICKLEY, KENT,
and professor of NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS IN KING's college,

LONDON.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

ST. PAUL AT TARSUS.

Early history of the city-Its connection with Persia, Syria, and

Rome Visited by Cicero, Antony, and Cleopatra-Strabo's

description of it—Its manufactures-Its schools-Early

training of St. Paul-His contemporaries at Tarsus-Strabo

-Apollonius of Tyana-St. Barnabas-St. Luke-St. Paul

as a Rabbi-His work in Cilicia-The later history of the

city-Diodorus-Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury—

The modern Tersoos
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ST. PAUL AT ANTIOCH.

Prominence of Antioch in early Christian history-Its origin

and growth-Its position and public buildings-The groves

of Daphne-Its culture-Its mingled population—The Jews

-Its profligacy-The Hippodrome—The dawn of the new

Faith-Nicolas, the proselyte of Antioch-The men of

Cyprus and Cyrene-Barnabas, the Son of Consolation—

Saul-The life of the new Ecclesia-The name of Christian

-Christiani and Chrestiani-The prophets-The famine

foretold by Agabus-Relief sent to Jerusalem-Simeon—

Lucius-Manaen-St. Luke-The mission of St. Paul and

Barnabas-The controversy with the Pharisees -The coun-

cil at Jerusalem-Dispute between St. Paul and St. Peter

-Ignatius of Antioch-The Catholic Church-Later history

of the city-Its connection with Arianism-Meletius—

Julian-Chrysostom-The modern Antakich

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ST. PAUL AT EPHESUS.

The Ionian settlement-The Artemis, or Diana of the Ephesians

-Early history-Destruction of the Temple-The kingdom

of Pergamus—The province of Asia-The Town Clerk—

The "Chief of Asia"-Topography of the city-The

Theatre―The Temple of Artemis—Hierarchy of the Tem-

ple-Its Theologi-Charms and Magic-The 'Epéoia

ypáμμara-Jewish population-Jew exorcists-St. Paul

at Ephesus—Apollos and his disciples—Foundation of a

Church-Its life and worship-The lecture-room of Tyran-

nus-Spread of the Gospel-St. Paul's method of working

-The handkerchiefs and aprons-The auto da fé-The

tumult of Demetrius-St. Paul's interview with the elders

at Miletus-The Epistle to the Ephesians-St. Paul's

return-The Epistles to Timothy-The Epistles of St.

Peter-

The

The messages to the Seven Churches

Nicolaitanes-Was Timothy the Angel of the Church of

Ephesus?—St. John at Ephesus-The story of the robber—

St. John as the Theologos-Traditions and legends of his

old age and death- Onesimus-Polycarp-The Seven

Sleepers-The Councils of Ephesus-Decline and fall of

the Temple of Artemis-The modern Agio-solouk...page 87

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THE CHURCHES OF LYCAONIA, GALATIA, AND PHRYGIA.

I. LYCAONIA.

Description of the country-Religious character of the popu-

lation-Lois and Eunice-Lystra-Paul and Barnabas

taken for Zeus and Hermes-The Apostle's speech at

Lystra-The persecutions there-Derbe-Silvanus-Ico-

nium-Thekla

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