
A Profound Mystery
The Use of the Old Testament in Ephesians
Thorsten Moritz(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 1996
Book
Hardback
XIII, 252 pages
978-90-04-10556-0 (ISBN)
Description
The primary focus of this study is the question of the extent and impact of Old Testament traditions in Ephesians. A close examination of the range of quotations, allusions and echoes found in the epistle shows that the Old Testament influence was greater and more deliberate than has hitherto been assumed.
The main part of the book is a thorough exegetical study of various aspects of the question, ranging from identification of the relevant Old Testament texts to an examination of the ways in which they are appropriated and applied in the New Testament context. A number of implications emerge for our understanding of the letter's intended readership, and these are illuminating for the assessment of the epistle's relationship to the letter to the Colossians.
The main part of the book is a thorough exegetical study of various aspects of the question, ranging from identification of the relevant Old Testament texts to an examination of the ways in which they are appropriated and applied in the New Testament context. A number of implications emerge for our understanding of the letter's intended readership, and these are illuminating for the assessment of the epistle's relationship to the letter to the Colossians.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
644 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-10556-0 (9789004105560)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Thorsten Moritz, Ph.D. (1994) in Theology, University of London, is Lecturer at the Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education. He has published articles on the religious background of Ephesians, the letter's relationship to Colossians and on Luke's Gospel.