KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING

• Maps: Be sure to follow Paul's journeys on the map.
  
• Diana (also called Artemis):  The goddess of the Ephesians.  Her temple in Ephesus was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.  Festivals in her honor brought thousands of worshipers to Ephesus and they bought the silver shrines made by Demetrius and the silversmiths for souvenirs.
  
• Theater: An outdoor theater which is still to be seen in ruins in ancient Ephesus.
  

CONTENTS OF THE CHAPTER
When Paul returned to Ephesus on his third tour, he had another encouraging reception.  Twelve men who had been baptized according to John's teaching were baptized again, this time in the name of Jesus Christ.  When opposition arose in the synagogue, Paul spoke daily in a school lecture hall and all in the province of Asia heard the gospel.  Seven Jews tried, to their embarrassment, to duplicate Paul's miracles and many converts burned their old books of sorcery, worth over a million dollars in today's money.  However, a riot stirred by the idol worshipers caused Paul to have to leave Ephesus.
While Paul was in Ephesus he wrote a letter back to the church in Corinth.  It is the book of the New Testament which we call First Corinthians.  Soon after he left Ephesus he wrote Second Corinthians.

NOW READ ACTS CHAPTER 19 CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS
1. Have you read Acts, chapter 19?  Yes ____   No _____
2. Those baptized with  ________  baptism were baptized again in the name of the  ____________   ____________  .
3. Sick people were healed by contact with  ____________  or  ____________  which Paul had touched.
4. Seven sons of Sceva tried to cast out spirits by using "the name of ___________  whom ____________  preaches."
5. Believers who had been sorcerers brought their ____________ and burned them.
6. Paul made travel plans to go to Jerusalem through _____________ and ____________  and then go to _____________ .
7. Demetrius, who was a ___________ , warned his fellow-workers that Paul's preaching against idols was endangering their ______________ .
8. The silversmiths stirred up a mob which entered the theater and shouted praise of their goddess for about ___ hours.
9. Check one.   ____ Paul wanted to enter the theater.  ____  Paul did not want to enter the theater.