Naked Bible 54: Acts 18-19
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Artemis of Ephesus - The Artemisian Temple
Paul's preaching that diminished the importance of Artemis and her temple was viewed as a political act, a challenge to political religion. In the ancient world religion as a social institution was embedded in kinship and politics. Demetrius and his fellow artisans grievance against Paul concerned the domestic or the economic life damage to the political economy.
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