Ephesos as a religious center under the Principate / edited by Allen Black, Christine M. Thomas and Trevor W. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Black, Allen (Robert Allen), 1951- editor.

Thomas, Christine M., editor.

Thompson, Trevor W., 1975- editor.

William Alexander Lamberton Fund.

Series:

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 488.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 488

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ephesus (Extinct city)--Religion.

Ephesus (Extinct city).

Religion.

Turkey--Ephesus (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

XVIII, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2022]

Summary:

Devotion to Artemis dominated the religious culture of ancient Ephesos. But she was not alone. The city of Ephesos and its environs offered a rich panoply of religious options, domestic and public. Structures, statutes, coins, inscriptions, and texts testify to the remarkable diversity of religious ideas and practices in Ephesos. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Jewish religious traditions found loyal adherents among residents and visitors. Gods, goddesses, heroes, and emperors were worshipped. The contributions in this volume demonstrate that ancient Ephesos was a vibrant and competitive religious environment.

Contents:

Introduction / Cchristine M. Thomas

I. Ephesos the City

New evidence for imperial cult in Dwelling Unit 7 in Terrace House 2 in Ephesos / Elisabeth Rathmayr

The house of C. Fl. Furius Aptus in Ephesos: Clubhouse of a Dionysiac Association? / Hilke Thür

The Artemision of Ephesos in the Imperial Period / Ulrike Muss

Some Prytaneis of Ephesos / Guy MacLean Rogers

The Customs HOuse inscription from Ephesos: Exchange, surplus, ideology, and the divine / Steven J. Friesen

Ephesos under the Flavians: The Domitiansplatz as a marker of local and imperial identity / Daniel Schowalter

II. Ephesos in Christian Memory

Reading Ephesians in Ephesos: A Letter to Pauline and Johannine Christ followers? / Paul Trabilco

"Do no harm the suppliant": Inviolability and asylum at Ephesos and in the Book of Revelation / Gregory STevenson

Family and filial language in Ephesians / Jerry L. Sumney.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the William Alexander Lamberton Fund.

ISBN:

9783161525155

3161525159

9783161568619

3161568613

OCLC:

1151888595