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Acts 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records part of the third missionary journey of Paul , focussing on his time spent in Ephesus .
The book burning at Ephesus is an event recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, where Christian converts at Ephesus, influenced by Paul the Apostle, burned their books of magic. Acts 19 provides an account of the event: Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices.
Acts 18–21 52–54/55 Paul in Ephesus Acts 19 55 Paul's journey to Macedonia Acts 20:1-2; 2Cor 2:13 56 (Beginning of the year:) Paul's last stay in Corinth (Acts 20,2–3) 56 (Early summer:) Paul's arrival in Jerusalem Acts 21 56–58 Paul's imprisonment in Caesarea Acts 23–24 58 Change of office Felix/Festus Acts 24,27 59 Paul's arrival in ...
Paul's first and hurried visit for the space of three months to Ephesus is recorded in Acts 18:19–21. The work he began on this occasion was carried forward by Apollos [25] and Aquila and Priscilla. On his second visit early in the following year, he remained at Ephesus "three years", for he found it was the key to the western provinces of ...
According to Acts 20:3–6, [23] Timothy was with Paul in Macedonia just before Passover in 58; he left the city before Paul, going ahead of him to await Paul in Troas. [24] "That is the last mention of Timothy in Acts", Raymond Brown notes. [25] In the year 64, Paul left Timothy at Ephesus, to govern that church. [19] His relationship with ...
It has been claimed that the author of Acts used the writings of Josephus (specifically Antiquities of the Jews) as a historical source. [13] [14] The majority of scholars reject both this claim and the claim that Josephus borrowed from Acts, [15] [16] [17] arguing instead that Luke and Josephus drew on common traditions and historical sources.
Paul travelled overland from Troas to Assos and embarked there. The ship sailed southwards to Lesbos, calling at Mitylene, then passed Chios and arrived at Samos, staying at Trogyllium. They passed Ephesus and came into port at Miletus, calling for the elders of the church in Ephesus to travel to Miletus for a meeting. [20]
Paul's contacts with the Corinthian church can be reconstructed as follows: [8] Paul visits Corinth for the first time, spending about 18 months there (Acts 18:11). He then leaves Corinth and spends about 3 years in Ephesus (Acts 19:8, 19:10, 20:31). (Roughly from AD 53 to 57, see 1 Corinthians article).