Wealth in Ancient Ephesus and the First Letter to Timothy Gill McIvor followed by detailed discussions

followed by detailed discussions

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with all its cultural attractions and old-world charm

highlight firsthand experiences within it

and in some cases gave their lives

Wealth in Ancient Ephesus and the First Letter to Timothy Gill McIvor followed by detailed discussionsScholars are divided in their views about the teachings on riches in 1 Timothy. Evidence that has been largely overlooked in NT scholarship appears in Ephesiaca by Xenophon of Ephesus and suggests that the topic be revisited. Recently dated to the mid first century C. E., Ephesiaca brings to life what is known from ancient sources about the social setting and cultural rules of the wealthy in Ephesus and provides details that enhance our knowledge of