The New School of Teaching in Ephesus

As Paul withdraws from the synagogue, he takes his disciples with him. A new community of learning seems to have been formed in ephesus. In such a way, paul would become one of the known philosophers or teachers within the context of this city. Along the founding of this new school, paul also is performing great miracles. Even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were used to heal the sick. The nature of these miracles seems somewhat magical. This is not the typical form in which exorcisms and healings occur. Darrell boch raises the possibility that god is dealing with people in a way that they would understand in a city preoccupied with magic