Reading for May 26th

Read Acts 19.21-41
In verse 21: The themes of resolve in the Spirit and necessity for the journey ("I must see Rome") disclose divine direction (Lk 9.51-62; 13.31-35).
In verse 22: on Timothy see 16.1.
Erastus is mentioned in Rom 16.23 and 2 Tim 4.20.
In verse 24: Artemis was the famed hunter goddess, called Diana in Latin.
In verse 26: Paul's prophetic speech against idols made with hands (17.24) endangered whole guilds of workers.
In verse 28: Artemis of the Ephesians was a title that reflected special patronage for the city.
In verse 29: A Theater in Ephesus, seating 25,000 has been excavated.
In verses 31-33: The officials of the province of Asia and the Jewish spokesman Alexander cannot protect Paul from the mob.
In verse 35: The town clerk restores order with a recitation of the public piety of the Artemis cult.
The statue that fell from the heaven may have been a meteorite that was thought to be an image of the goddess.
Even coinage marked Ephesus as the temple keeper.
In verse 37: Temple robbers were especially hated in antiquity because temple marked the cultural integrity of the cities and often served as banks.
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