Christian Origins in Ephesus and Asia Minor

includes index and biblioraphy

Ephesus: The Proud City of Artemis ..........5 The Ancient history and Archaeology of Ephesus ...........7 2. Christian Origins in Ephesus .........27 The Ancient history and Archaeology of Miletus .......44 Paul, God Fearers, and Judaizers ............50 3. Paul`s Disciples in Ephesus and the Surounding Area..........58 Paul and the Church at Colossae ..............67 Paul`s Letter to Timothy ........71 UnKnown Disciples Their Ministries in Asia Minor ..........76 The Church at hierapolis...........76 When was a Church established at Tripolis ............86 Was there a Church at Aphrodisias During the first century ..........92 How and when were churches established at Troas and Assos ........103 Assos .......111 I peter- Peter`s Ministry to Churches in Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia, Asia and bithynia ..............117 John`s Ministry in Ephesus and the Surrounding Areas............121 John`s Ministry in Ephesus .................125 5. Asia minor in Turmoil-Revelation and the letters to the Seven churches..........135 Revelation : The letter to Ephesus ...........138 Revelation : The Letter to pergamon ........150 Revelation : The letter to Thyatira ........166 Revelation : The Letter to Sardis .........170 Revelation : The letter to Philadelphia .........179 6. Asia minor in the Years Following the new Testament ...........199 The life and Letters of Ignatius..........199 The Ancient history and Archaeology of Tralles ............207 Pliny the younger`s Trial of Christians ..............219 Pliny the younger`s Correstpondence with Trajan .........219 The Ancient history and Archaeology of Nicaea......226