Ephesus: The Nursery of Christianity
Ebook
Welcome to the long-abandoned glories of the Greek city of Ephesus in what is now Turkey. While Jerusalem has been called the cradle of Christianity, Ephesus was surely its nursery. For one momentous generation, Ephesus was the literary focus of early Christianity, and by its compilations influenced Christianity more than Jerusalem, Antioch, or Rome. This ancient city played a pivotal part in the formation of the New Testament with at least six of its books having a connection there. Paul ministered in Ephesus longer than in any other city and legend has it that John lived the last of his very long life in Ephesus. These same legends also say that Timothy became the city's first bishop and was martyred, and where the runaway slave Onesimus would eventually succeed him. However, these books were written to a world and culture that was vastly different from our own. Without understanding life situations of the intended recipients that Paul and John were writing into, we can easily read into them a meaning not necessarily intended by the author. This book will give you that understanding without the intrusion of specialist terms.
“Ted Stubbersfield quickly and completely destroys any of the modern goofy attempts to belittle or make mythical the ancient Scriptures. His compelling research and study makes the reality of Ephesus come alive like Dallas, Texas. A serious book for serious thinkers.”
—Fred V. Kornis Jr., founder and former CEO, Heartland International Ministries
“I highly commend this book to anyone who is interested in Bible history. It is a well-researched and very readable documentary of how the ancient city of Ephesus and its inhabitants and visitors—including the apostle Paul, Timothy, Onesimus, and John—contributed to the spread of Christianity.”
—Ralph Bailey, principal architect, Guymer Bailey
“In Ephesus, Edgar Stubbersfield brings back from antiquity a thriving city and sets the reader in the very cradle of Christianity. Although a layman in the field of historical research and archeology, his research is outstanding. This is a book for the inquisitive Christian who wants to understand more completely where and how their faith began.”
—Dan Tingley, structural engineer
- Title: Ephesus: The Nursery of Christianity
- Author: Edgar Stubbersfield
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666741346, 9781666741339, 9781666741322, 1666741345, 1666741337, 1666741329
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666741346
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-25T10:57:50Z
Edgar Stubbersfield is a layman with a keen interest in writing on the Christian faith. He completed his Master of Theology with the University of Wales in 2011. He has also published Ruth and Women in Ministry through Wipf and Stock. Edgar is a well-known author in Australia in a different field where he is an authority on timber structures.