ACTS xviii. 19-21, 24-26; xix. 1.
History of Ephesus--Cenchreæ and its Church--Aquila and his Vow--Christianity and External Actions--Judaism and Christianity confounded by Romans--St. Paul's Journey to Ephesus and Jerusalem--Visit to Galatia-- Ephesus and John's Disciples--Slow Progress of Gospel in Apostolic Age--Apollos and Meyer's Theory about Baptism--The Baptismal Formula--The School of Tyrannus--Ephesian Magic and its Professors--Story of St. Chrysostom--The Sons of Sceva 331-356
ACTS xix. 23-28.
Duration of St. Paul's Ministry at Ephesus--Date of 1st Corinthians--Diana of Ephesus and her Persian Worship--Weakness of Argument _e silentio_--Demetrius and the Craftsmen--Artemisian Festivals and Christian Sufferings--Testimony of Achilles Tatius--Martyrdom of Polycarp--Celtic Conventions--Mr. Wood's Discoveries at Ephesus--Gaius Vibius Salutarius--Extant Specimen of Ephesian Silverwork--Speech of Demetrius--The Asiarchs and the Recorder--Apostolic Controversy and its Methods 357-384
ACTS xx. 1, 7, 17-19, 28.
St. Paul's Position in A.D. 57--Personal Character of St. Luke's Narrative--Defects of German Criticism-- Apostle's Second Visit to Macedonia--"Round about unto Illyricum"--Visitation of Corinth--Passover at Philippi-- Holy Communion at Troas--The Lord's Day in the Primitive Church--Argument from Silence, Dangers of--Justin Martyr on Sunday--Eucharistic Amen--Evening Celebrations--The Agape--Fasting Communion--St. Paul's Sermon and Eutychus-- Miletus and Charge to Ephesian Elders--Its Apologetic Tone--St. Paul's view of Sermons--Decay of Modern Preaching--Apostolic Power of Prevision--The Ministry and Personal Religion--The Holy Ghost and Ordination-- Origin of Episcopacy--Dr. Hatch's Theories unhistorical-- Irenæus on Bishops--Derived from Apostles--Communicatio Idiomatum--St. Paul's Farewell 385-421
ACTS xxi. 2, 3, 17, 33, 39, 40; xxii. 22, 30; xxiv. 1; xxvi. 1.
St. Paul's Voyage from Miletus to Jerusalem--Christianity at Tyre--"The Seed growing silently"--The Church at Cæsarea and its Teachers--St. Paul's Interview with St. James--The Nazarite Vow--St. Paul's Arrest and Appearance before the Sanhedrin--His Defence before Felix--Felix and Drusilla-- Lessons of St. Paul's Vicissitudes--Agabus and Prophesying-- St. James and Compromise--St. Paul and the High Priest--His Quickness and Tact--Tertullian on Flight in Persecution-- Quietism and Quakerism--St. Paul and the Herodian Family-- Argument of his Address before Agrippa and Bernice--His Appeal to Cæsar 422-449