<P> A messianic community existed at Ephesus before Paul 's first labours there ( cf . `` the brethren '' ) , in addition to Priscilla and Aquila . The original community was under the leadership of Apollos ( 1 Corinthians 1 : 12 ) . They were disciples of John the Baptist and were converted by Aquila and Priscilla . According to Church tradition , after the Assumption of Mary , John went to Ephesus . From there he wrote the three epistles attributed to him . John was allegedly banished by the Roman authorities to the Greek island of Patmos , where , according to tradition , he wrote the Book of Revelation . According to Tertullian ( in The Prescription of Heretics ) John was banished ( presumably to Patmos ) after being plunged into boiling oil in Rome and suffering nothing from it . It is said that all in the audience of Colosseum were converted to Christianity upon witnessing this miracle . This event would have occurred in the late 1st century , during the reign of the Emperor Domitian , who was known for his persecution of Christians . </P>
<P> A messianic community existed at Ephesus before Paul 's first labours there ( cf . `` the brethren '' ) , in addition to Priscilla and Aquila . The original community was under the leadership of Apollos ( 1 Corinthians 1 : 12 ) . They were disciples of John the Baptist and were converted by Aquila and Priscilla . According to Church tradition , after the Assumption of Mary , John went to Ephesus . From there he wrote the three epistles attributed to him . John was allegedly banished by the Roman authorities to the Greek island of Patmos , where , according to tradition , he wrote the Book of Revelation . According to Tertullian ( in The Prescription of Heretics ) John was banished ( presumably to Patmos ) after being plunged into boiling oil in Rome and suffering nothing from it . It is said that all in the audience of Colosseum were converted to Christianity upon witnessing this miracle . This event would have occurred in the late 1st century , during the reign of the Emperor Domitian , who was known for his persecution of Christians . </P>
who was put in boiling oil in the bible
who was put in boiling oil in the bible
John
John