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by seahorse on January 2nd, 2009

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Why did the Apostle Paul's preaching in Ephesus cause an uproar among the silversmiths?

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  • by steve0079 on January 2nd, 2009

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    St Paul iıved at Ephesus for three years, perhaps in the 60s AD. According to the Bible (Acts 1924-41), his mission was so successful that the trade in religious artefacts for the Artemis cult dropped off precipitously.
    Hurt by the slump, a silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver Artemis shrines, gathered a group of other artisans who had lost business. At first they grumbled about the effects of Paul's preaching on their incomes, but they soon sought a higher rationale and blamed Paul's preach­ing for a loss of respect for the goddess herself.

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