The Cities of St. Paul

Sir William Mitchell Ramsay (1851–20 April 1939) was a distinguished British archaeologist and New Testament scholar.


This classic work of scholarship contains the following chapters:


Part I. Paulinism in the Graeco-Roman World

§ I. Introduction

§ II. The Pauline Philosophy of History

§ III. The Pauline Contrasted with the Modern Method

§ IV. St. Paul and Hellenism

§ V. Hellenism and Hebraism

§ VI. The Empire as the World’s Hope

§ VII. Paulinism in the Roman Empire

§ VIII. Conclusion


Part II. Tarsus

§ I. Introduction

§ II. The Situation of Tarsus

§ III. Tarsus and the Plain of Cilicia

§ IV. Tarsus, the River and the Sea

§ V. Tarsus and the Cilician Gates

§ VI. The Ionians in Early Tarsus

§ VII. Tarsus as an Oriental Town

§ VIII. Legends of Early Tarsus

§ IX. The Religion of Tarsus

§ X. The Revival of Greek Influence

§ XI. Tarsus as the Greek Colony Antiocheia

§ XII. The Greeks in Tarsus Antiocheia

§ XIII. The Jews in Tarsus

§ XIV. The Jews Settled in Tarsus in 171 B.C

§ XV. Tarsus the Hellenistic City

§ XVI. Tarsus as Capital of the Roman Province Cilicia

§ XVII. The Oriental Spirit in Tarsus

§ XVIII. Romans otherwise Tarsians

§ XIX. The Tarsian Democracy

§ XX. Athenodorus of Tarsus

§ XXI. The Reform of the Tarsian Constitution by Athenodorus

§ XXII. The University of Tarsus

§ XXIII. Tarsus under the Empire


Part III. Antioch

§ I. The City and its Foundation

§ II. The Jews in Pisidian Antioch

§ III. The Greek Colonists in Early Antioch

§ IV. The Phrygians of Antioch

§ V. Antioch a City of Galatia

§ VI. Character of the Original Hellenic City

§ VII. The Roman Colony of Pisidian Antioch

§ VIII. Hellenism in Pisidian Antioch

§ IX. The Religion of Antioch

§ X. First Appearance of Paul and Barnabas in the Antiochian Synagogue

§ XI. Paul’s First Address to a Galatian Audience

§ XII. The Approach to the Gentiles

§ XIII. The Door of the Gentiles


Part IV. Iconium

§ I. Natural and National Character

§ II. The Religion of Iconium

§ III. The Territory of Iconium

§ IV. Iconium a City of Galatia

§ V. The Constitution of the Hellenic City Iconium

§ VII. Iconium as a Roman City

§ VIII. The Roman Colony of Iconium

§ IX. St. Paul at Iconium

§ X. The Christian Cults of Iconium


Part V. Derbe


Part VI. Lystra

§ I. Situation and Character

§ II. Character of the Five Cities


Part VII. St. Paul in the Roman World