Sandra L. Glahn Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2023. Available at Logos and IVP What if I told you that everything you knew about Artemis of the Ephesians was wrong?
I got a small preview of this book a few years ago in a seminary class with Dr. Glahn. I cannot WAIT to read the full book!! Thanks for giving it some airtime, Michael!
Most everything paul wrote was dealing with a local issue because someone wrote to paul first about the problem---how he answered it can be influential and useful to us in the church today but he was not God ---even though writing as directed by the Holy Spirit Paul was not made privy to the far future and modern problems we have today.
oops i should have proofread....here is the corrected comment---Most everything paul wrote was dealing with a local issue because someone wrote to paul first about the problem---how he answered it can be influential and useful to us in the church today but should not be taken as hard and fast commands...Paul, even though though writing as directed by the Holy Spirit, was not made privy to the far future and modern problems we have today.
Better, but the core truth is the same. He can serve as an example of a believer who loves to serve his congregation as a follower and interpreter of Gods mission for our growing and changing lives.
tha is an excellent way to put it. But like Paul we are all subject to hearing from and discerning the leading of the Holy spirit in our lives. Thus when a preacher or sunday school teacher says "thus saith the scripture" we are to double check it for ourselves
Looking forward to reading this. But to be fair the fact that “Artemis was not a fertility goddess, she was associated in fact with celibacy and virginity, also with the Amazonian women, hunting, healing” can be found in my children’s Percy Jackson books. LOL I remember shaking my head years back when hearing biblical commentators say she was a fertility goddess. Glad everyone’s on the same page now. ;-)
Mike, also worth checking out is the research done by Richard Oster on Artemis and Ephesus. E.g., “The Ephesian Artemis as an Opponent of Early Christianity.” JAC 19 (1976): 24–44.
I got a small preview of this book a few years ago in a seminary class with Dr. Glahn. I cannot WAIT to read the full book!! Thanks for giving it some airtime, Michael!
Most everything paul wrote was dealing with a local issue because someone wrote to paul first about the problem---how he answered it can be influential and useful to us in the church today but he was not God ---even though writing as directed by the Holy Spirit Paul was not made privy to the far future and modern problems we have today.
oops i should have proofread....here is the corrected comment---Most everything paul wrote was dealing with a local issue because someone wrote to paul first about the problem---how he answered it can be influential and useful to us in the church today but should not be taken as hard and fast commands...Paul, even though though writing as directed by the Holy Spirit, was not made privy to the far future and modern problems we have today.
Better, but the core truth is the same. He can serve as an example of a believer who loves to serve his congregation as a follower and interpreter of Gods mission for our growing and changing lives.
tha is an excellent way to put it. But like Paul we are all subject to hearing from and discerning the leading of the Holy spirit in our lives. Thus when a preacher or sunday school teacher says "thus saith the scripture" we are to double check it for ourselves
Yes! And, check it beyond the “approved” scriptures that have been dictated to us!
Looking forward to reading this. But to be fair the fact that “Artemis was not a fertility goddess, she was associated in fact with celibacy and virginity, also with the Amazonian women, hunting, healing” can be found in my children’s Percy Jackson books. LOL I remember shaking my head years back when hearing biblical commentators say she was a fertility goddess. Glad everyone’s on the same page now. ;-)
Intriguing. It would be great if you dealt and explained this further in weeks to come or on a video.
Looks like Scot McKnight, on his Substack, is going start a series on her 1 Timothy work this week.
Mike, also worth checking out is the research done by Richard Oster on Artemis and Ephesus. E.g., “The Ephesian Artemis as an Opponent of Early Christianity.” JAC 19 (1976): 24–44.