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A-Z: General definitions: Ephesus
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An important city in Asia, where the temple to Diana, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was situated. Ephesus became an important centre for the early Christians and Paul wrote a letter to the Church at Ephesus. See Ephesians.
Roman goddess of hunting, sister of Apollo. (Greek name, Artemis.)
Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.
The 'Apostle to the Gentiles' (d. c. CE 65). Paul had a major role in setting up the Early Church and is believed to be the author of several letters in the Bible.
1. Term for a worshipping community of Christians.
2. The building in which Christians traditionally meet for worship.
3. The worldwide community of Christian believers.
Thought by many to be written by an admirer of Paul, Ephesians sums up a good deal of Pauline teaching about the work of Jesus Christ and projects it onto a universal plane, as the writer envisages the entire universe being reconciled to God. A New Testament scholar called it 'the crown of Paulinism'.
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