Ramsay, Seven Churches (1904, 1994)
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Abbreviation
Ramsay, Seven Churches (1904, 1994)
Form of publication
Book

Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, The Letters to the Seven Churches, Mark W. Wilson (ed), (Hendrickson Publishers, 2nd edition 2001 Peabody 1994)

ISBN / ISSN
ISBN 1-56563-059-9
First edition
Title of first edition
The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia and their Place in the Plan of the Apocalypse
Date of publication of first edition
1904
Data

Contents: Preface to the Updated Edition pp. vii-ix. Preface to the Original Edition pp. x-xii. Illustrations in the Text pp. xv-xv.

1. Writing, Travel, and letters Among the Early Christians pp. 1-10. 2. Transmission of Letters in the First Century pp. 11-16. 3. The Christian letters and their Transmission pp. 17-24. 4. The Letters to the Seven Churches pp. 25-35. 5. Relation of the Christian Book to Contemporary Thought and Literature pp. 36-40. 6. The Symbolism of the Seven Churches pp. 41-52. 7. Authority of the Writer of the Seven Letters pp. 53-58. 8. The Education of St. John in Patmos pp. 59-66. 9. The Flavian Persecution in the Province of Asia as Depicted in the Apocalypse pp. 67-81. 10. The Province of Asia and the Imperial Religion pp. 82-91. 11. The Cities of Asia as Meeting Places of the Greek and the Asiatic Spirit pp. 92-101. 12. The Jews in the Asian Cities pp. 102-113. 13. The Pagan Converts in the Early Church pp. 114-122.

14. The Seven Churches of Asia pp. 123-132. 15. Origin of the Seven Representative Cities pp. 133-141. 16. Plan and Order of Topics in the Seven Letters pp. 142-150. 17. Ephesus: The City of Change pp. 151-171. 18. The Letter of the Church of Smyrna pp. 172-181. 19. Smyrna: The City of Life pp. 182-194. 20. The letter to Church in Smyrna pp. 195-204. 21. Pergamum: The Royal City, the City of Authority pp. 205-212. 22. The Letter to Church of Pergamum pp. 213-230. 23. Thyatira: Weakness Made Strong pp. 231-239. 24. The Letter to the Church of Thyatira pp. 240-258. 25. Sardis: The City of Death pp. 259-270. 26. The Letter to the Church in Sardis pp. 271-285. 27. Philadelphia: The Missionary City pp. 286-293. 28. The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia pp. 294-302. 29. Laodicea: The City of Compromise pp. 303-312. 30. The Letter to the Church in Laodicea pp. 313-317. 31. Epilogue pp. 318-319. Total pages, i-xv, 1-320.

Key words
Ancient cults.
Apocalypse of John.
Apollo, god.
Archaeology.
Artemis, goddess.
Asian Turkey.
Biblical Archaeology.
Early Christian basilica.
Emperor cult.
Ephesus / Ephesos.
Hellenistic period.
Imperial period.
Jewish communities, antiquity.
Jewish religion.
John the Evangelist and Theologian, saint.
Parthians.
Patmos.
Pergamon, antiquities / Pergamum.
Persecution of Christians.
Philadelphia, Asia Minor / Alaşehir.
Roman Asia Minor / Asian Turkey.
Roman period.
Sardis.
Seleucid Kings.
Smyrna / İzmir.
Turkey.