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GENERAL
As Paul Tells It
An excellent attempt to put together a chronology of Paul's ministry based on
the letters
themselves, rather than the book of
Acts, as the primary source.
Journeys
of Paul
A collection of images and text following the "journeys" of Paul's
ministry from Acts.
Composed by Dr. Craig Koester at Luther Seminary.
The
Footsteps of Paul
A description with pictures from a tour of the cities of Paul’s mission.
Created by Alan Brockway from the University of Birmingham (England) and
Thomas Price.
New Testament Maps and Artifacts
Click on several NT cities, and get general maps of the city, pictures of
various
structures, and some of the remains found there.
PBS Frontline program, "From Jesus to Christ," which includes sections on "Paul's Mission and Letters" and "Paul's Congregations"
Associations, Synagogues,
and Congregations
A website from Philip Harland (author of a book by this same title), looking at
the ways in which
"voluntary associations" functioned in the cities of Asia Minor.
PHILIPPI
Philippi
Several images from the site with a link to the museum, from the Hellenic
Ministry of
Culture.
Philippi, from "The Footsteps of Paul" (above)
Philippi,
from "Journeys of Paul" (above)
Philippi, from "NT Maps
and Artifacts" (above)
THESSALONICA
Thessalonica,
from "Journeys of Paul" (above)
Thessalonica, from "NT Maps and Artifacts" (above)
Thessalonica,
the Agora
From a collection of slides by Dr. Gene Green at Wheaton College. You
might want to browse through the other slides in this large collection.
Thessalonica,
the Agora
From the Hellenic Ministry of Culture
ATHENS
Athens
A collection of images put together by Indiana University
A
Virtual Tour of Athens
From the Perseus Project
CORINTH
Corinth Computer
Project
An continuing project to map ancient Corinth and its surrounding area.
This site includes a
360-degree panorama of the Corinthian agora (requires downloading a
free player).
Ancient
Corinth
A website by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Archeology
Museum of Ancient Corinth
A few images from the museum that are of interest for Pauline studies,
including Roman statues
and terracotta body parts from the Asclepeion at Corinth.
View
of Corinth from its acropolis
Notice the narrow isthmus at the right edge of the picture.
Corinthian
agora
Notice the temple and the doorway to what was probably a shop in the
agora.
Corinth,
temple of Octavia or of the Imperial cult
From Dr. Gene Green of Wheaton College. You might want to browse through
the other
slides in this large collection.
Corinth,
dining room in the temple of Asclepius
From Dr. Gene Green of Wheaton College. You might want to browse through
the other
slides in this large collection.
The
Bema at Corinth
If Acts 18 is accurate in reporting that Paul was taken to the Roman
governor Gallio for a hearing, it probably happened here.
Corinth, from "The Footsteps of Paul" (above)
Corinth
A virtual tour from a study website by the United Methodist Church
Corinth
From the American School of Classical Studies in Athens
Corinth
From the Atlantic Baptist Seminary in New Brunswick (Canada)
Corinth
From "NT Maps and Artifacts" (above)
Corinth
A written description, with links to photographs, from the Perseus
Project at
Tufts University
Cenchrea,
Corinth's eastern port
From the "Eikon" project at Yale Divinity School
The road from the port into the city center of Corinth
Lechaion, Corinth's western port
Corinth,
"Diolkos"
Along this track ships would be pulled across the isthmus.
Greek history
in the coins of Corinth
An exhibition at the Smithsonian Institute
Ancient
Greek Women's hairstyle and clothing
From the University of Kentucky, a series of slides from an 1882 book
by J. Moyr Smith
Roman Women's
clothing and hairstyle
A short article with illustrations by Barbara McManus of the College
of New Rochelle.
Paul and Corinthian
Women's Head Coverings
An illustrated study article from the United Methodist Church
Paul and
Corinthian Women's Hairstyles
An illustrated study article from the United Methodist Church
The Structure
of Roman Houses and the Corinthian House Churches
An illustrated study article from the United Methodist Church; it includes
a very nice
sketch of what a typical Roman house was like.
Age, Gender, and
Status Divisons at Mealtime in the Roman House
A brief excerpt from Pedar W. Foss' dissertation on meals in Pompeii,
with a nice
illustration of how people would be arranged in the triclinium.
Ohio State University
Excavations at Isthmia
University
of Chicago Excavations at Isthmia
Isthmia
from the Greek Ministry of Culture
Archeaological Museum of Isthmia
The "Gallio Inscription" from Delphi
EPHESUS
Panorama
of ancient Ephesus
360 degree views of several locations in ancient Ephesus.
Ephesus, from "The Footsteps of Paul" (above)
Ephesus, from "NT Maps and Artifacts" (above)
Focus Online Magazine: Ephesus
Rome
A very nice collection of pictures and other links by Dr. Felix Just
Roma
Urbs
A clickable map of the city
The
"Altar of Peace"
Pictures
from Rome
The Christian catacombs of Rome
Strabo,
"Geography" 8.6
Strabo lived from about 64 B.C. - 21 A.D. This section of
his work describes Corinth and the surrounding area. The text is
from the Perseus Project; scroll down to paragraph #20 to find the remarks
about Corinth.
Pausanias,
"Description of Greece" 2.1-5.5
Pausanias travelled in Greece around 165 A.D., and wrote a "guide book."
Here is his description of Corinth and the surrounding area.
The Gallio
Inscription
A key piece of evidence for dating Paul's ministry, with Greek text
and English translation.
From K. C. Hanson.
Erastus
inscription
An inscription from first-century Corinth, indicating a public area
paved by Erastus. Is this
the same man Paul mentions in Romans 16:23?
Inscription
from the Jerusalem temple
A warning to Gentiles about the consequences of trespassing on this
holy ground
John Chrysostom’s Homilies on Romans
John Chrysostom's Homilies on 1 Corinthians
John Chrysostom's Homilies on 2 Corinthians
John Chrysostom's Commentary on Galatians
John Wesley's notes on the Pauline Letters
Luther's lectures on Galatians
Rhetorical
Figures
An index of some rhetorical terms with examples in English, Latin,
and Greek, from the University of Kentucky.
A
Handbook of Rhetorical Terms
A list of terms with examples in English. More extensive than the previously
listed site.
Silva Rhetoricae
(The forest of rhetoric)
Probably the most complete discussion of rhetoric, from Brigham Young
University. It is
very easy to navigate around this site, and it includes references
to classical works on rhetoric.
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