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David A. deSilvaIVP Academic / 2020 / Trade PaperbackOur Price$12.994.0 out of 5 stars for A Week in the Life of Ephesus. View reviews of this product. 1 Reviews
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Debbie from ChristFocusHarrison, ARAge: 35-44Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5Novel showing the cultural background of the Christians that received RevelationApril 11, 2020Debbie from ChristFocusHarrison, ARAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4"A Week In the Life of Ephesus" is partly fiction and partly nonfiction. It read like a documentary show that's primarily made up of fictional reenactments to illustrate the points. The purpose was to educate readers (in an entertaining way) about the social and cultural background of the Christians that received Revelation so that we can better understand how it would have impacted them. A lot of educational material was worked into the story, but additional information was provided in "sidebars" (which could take up whole pages) that were placed within the story. The book included some pictures of archaeological ruins or artifacts that illustrated information in the non-fiction sidebars or events in the story.
The story followed several viewpoint characters but had two main storylines: an upper-class Christian in Ephesus was being pressured to worship the emperor and other gods in addition to the Christian God and a Christian merchant was offered an opportunity to sell goods to Rome at a large profit but at the cost of others lacking those goods. The author was trying to show the different ways various Christians in Ephesus were dealing with pressures to conform and look out for self interest over following Christ wholeheartedly. Overall, I'd recommend this book to people interested in the insights gained from cultural background information.
I received an ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
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