Published in the most exhaustive treatment of Johannine-narrative character studies to date: Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel, WUNT I 314, edited by Steven A. Hunt, D. François Tolmie and Ruben Zimmermann (Tübingen: Mohr/Siebeck,... more
Published in the most exhaustive treatment of Johannine-narrative character studies to date: Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel, WUNT I 314, edited by Steven A. Hunt, D. François Tolmie and Ruben Zimmermann (Tübingen: Mohr/Siebeck, 2013), 162-82.
The biblical book known as "Ephesians" almost certainly was not written to the church at Ephesus, but rather to the unspecified and newly-spawned churches of the Lycus Valley (ca. 100 mi. east of Ephesus) that were formed when the... more
The biblical book known as "Ephesians" almost certainly was not written to the church at Ephesus, but rather to the unspecified and newly-spawned churches of the Lycus Valley (ca. 100 mi. east of Ephesus) that were formed when the Colossian church evangelized its local region. This was argued cogently in my Master of Theology thesis, which also is available for download from my academia.edu webpage. Here is my own personal translation of Ephesians, which is the result of decades of revisions, yet which certainly may be revised even more in the future. Most recent revision: November 24, 2019.
This is my outline for the biblical book known most commonly as "Ephesians." This canonical letter almost certainly was not written to the church at Ephesus, but to the cities of the Lycus Valley (and beyond?) that were planted by the... more
This is my outline for the biblical book known most commonly as "Ephesians." This canonical letter almost certainly was not written to the church at Ephesus, but to the cities of the Lycus Valley (and beyond?) that were planted by the church at Colossae. For full argumentation, see my Th.M. thesis on the destination of the "Ephesian" letter. This outline has been revised numerous times over the years, and it is adapted from the outline I received from my beloved Greek professor, Donald G. McDougall, to whom I dedicate the uploading of my current version.
The ancient city of Attouda is localised at Hisarköy of Sarayköy district in Denizli province and no systematic surveys or excavations have been carried out. As the site was registered as first degree archaeological site the contemporary... more
The ancient city of Attouda is localised at Hisarköy of Sarayköy district in Denizli province and no systematic surveys or excavations have been carried out. As the site was registered as first degree archaeological site the contemporary village moved out and the existing architectural heritage started to deteriorate. The present study endeavours to build a corpus of coins minted by Attouda from publications, online catalogues and museum collections as well as some private collections. Based on more than 300 coins compiled a typology was prepared and these coins were evaluated to gain information on ancient Attouda was retrieved. Thus, it is noted that Attouda started minting coins in the Late Hellenistic period and continued minting until mid-third century AD. The Carminii Family is dominantly attested with many titles. In addition to the magistrate names, some light was cast onto the administrative bodies and cults of the city.
