Saint Pauls Ephesus

In this book, 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 26 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 , monuments, and above all the world-renowned temple of Artemis.

After presenting the textual and archaeological evidence, the author leads the reader on a walk through 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.