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19:24 Un argintar, numit Dimitrie, facea temple de argint de ale Dianei, si aducea lucratorilor sai nu putin castig cu ele. Dimitrie. Omul acesta nu este altfel cunoscut. Numele era obisnuit la greci. Temple. [Temple mici, Nitz.] Gr. naoi (singular, naos; vezi Matei 4,5). Cuvantul acesta, de obicei tradus ,,templu”, se refera totdeauna la sanctuarul launtric, unde se presupunea ca salasluieste prezenta divina si aici trebuie in acord cu aceasta, sa insemne sanctuarul launtric, continand statuia zeitei. Micile reprezentari de argint (sau terra-cotta) ale templului probabil contineau o statuie miniaturala a zeitei. Modelele acestea puteau fi asezate intr-o casa sau purtate ca o amuleta. Dianei. Gr. Artemis. Pare sa nu fi fost un motiv intemeiat pentru traducatorii KJV sa foloseasca aici, numele roman al zeitei Diana, care era identificata numai aproximativ cu zeita efeseana, in locul numelui care apare in textul grecesc. Din timpuri stravechi, cultul zeitei Artemis, originar, un cult asiatic, se concentrase la Efeseni Cand grecii si-au stabilit colonii in Asia Mica, au gasit forma aceasta de religie deja acolo si, din oarecare asemanari pe care le-au descoperit in cult, au dat divinitatii asiatice numele zeitei grecesti Artemis. Al patrulea templu al zeitei Artemis isi datoreaza o mare parte din maretie, lui Croesus. Se spune ca a fost incendiat in noaptea nasterii lui Alexandru cel Mare, in anul 356 i.Hr., de Heratostratus, care a fost manat de o dorinta nebuna de a-si asigura o nemurire de renume sau mai degraba de notorietate, prin actul acesta. Pe vremea lui Alexandru cel Mare, templul a fost rezidit, mult mai impunator ca mai inainte, si a ajuns sa fie considerat una din cele sapte minuni ale lumii. Porticurile lui erau impodobite cu picturi si sculpturi executate de marii maestri ai artei grecesti. Avea un corp de preoti, preotese si de copii asistenti. Copiilor folositi la serviciul templului li se dadea o educatie, iar preotii si preotesele erau pensionati la varsta de 60 de ani (cf. 1 Timotei 5,9). O categorie de preoti, cunoscuti ca theologoi, aveau sarcina de a interpreta misterele cultului. Contributii bogate erau acordate pentru intretinerea templului, ai carui facatori de bine primeau cele mai mari onoruri pe care le putea acorda cetatea. Peregrini din toate partile lumii veneau sa se inchine si cumparau amintiri facute din argint, bronz sau lut. Acestea reprezentau sanctuarul si chipul Dianei, care era in interior. Partea superioara a chipului Dianei era aceea a unei figuri femeiesti cu multe mamele. De la mijloc in jos era simplu o coloana patrata ornamentata cu simboluri misterioase, intre care albine, spice de grau, curios amestecate. Fusese sapata in lemn si acum era innegrita de vreme. E o reproducere a acestei figuri in Muzeul Vatican, care seamana mult cu un idol curios oriental. Probabil tocmai uratenia ei era secretul presupusei ei puteri. Prima lovitura reala pe care idolatria a primit-o la Efes, pentru sute de ani, a fost aceea data de Pavel, in cursul ramanerii lui in cetate. Destul de curios, urmatoarea a venit de la bolnavul mintal, Nero, care a jefuit templul zeitei Artemis, asa cum jefuise si altele in Grecia si Asia (Tacit, Annals, xv. 45), pentru a-si impodobi casa de aur din Roma, cu comorile lor de arta. Traian, mai tarziu, a trimis portile lui bogat sculptate ca dar, unui templu din Bizant, locul unde mai tarziu a fost ridicata cetatea Constantinopol. Pe masura ce crestinismul inainta, cultul zeitei Artemis da inapoi si nu dupa multa vreme altarele ei au fost parasite in cea mai mare masura. Cand gotii au devastat Asia Mica pe la anul 262 d.Hr., au jefuit templul Dianei si nimicirea lui a fost completata dupa sute de ani, de catre turci. Cand imperiul a devenit crestin, templul din Efes, ca si cel din Delphi, au procurat materiale pentru Biserica Sf. Sofia, inaltata de Justinian, la Constantinopol, in cinstea Sfintei Intelepciuni. De la invazia turca, biserica a servit ca moschee. Acum e muzeu. Cetatea Efes a cazut intr-o asa stare de ruina, incat locul templului a fost nesigur pana in secolul trecut. De atunci, sapaturile au dat la iveala locul templului si au adus la lumina multe inscriptii in legatura cu el. Castig. Gr. ergasia, ,,lucru”, ,,afaceri”; la fel, ,,castig produs prin lucrari”, adica profit. Cuvantul e folosit de doua ori in cap. 16,16,19, cu privire la ,,castigul” obtinut de stapanii filipeni din delirurile slujnicei care era posedata. Meseriasii din Efes au starnit zarva din cauza ca profiturile lor dispareau. Poate ca Dimitrie insusi, cel mai inversunat dintre toti scandalagii, nu muncea direct, dar prin folosirea multor lucratori, obtinea o parte insemnata din castigurile lor. Intreaga plasticitate si simbolism al zeitei Artemis furniza o ocazie imbelsugata pentru iscusinta argintarilor. |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
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