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Topic:
Curious Arts
With regard to the words "curious arts…"
(Acts 19:19), magical arts; jugglery practised by the Ephesian
conjurers. Ephesus was noted for its wizard and the "Ephesian
spells;" i.e., charms or scraps of parchment written over with
certain formula, which were worn as a safeguard against all manner of
evils. The more important and powerful of these charms were written out
in books which circulated among the exorcists, and were sold at a great
price.
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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