Ephesians
An Introduction And Commentary
1st Edition
Published on 16. May 2019
240 pages
978-1-78359-895-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Ephesians: A Guide to Living in Christ" unlocks the timeless wisdom of Paul's letter, offering guidance for a Christ-centered life.
Unlike Paul's letters to the Galatians or the Corinthians, the letter to the Ephesians contains almost no clues about the situation and issues its recipients faced. Nevertheless, the letter vividly depicts how God's will revealed in Christ reorients believers' lives toward unity, mutual respect, submission and love - in short, new life in Christ, relying on his power and strength.
Darrell Bock shows how this precious jewel of a letter combines gospel doctrine, enablement and exhortation to life.
Unlike Paul's letters to the Galatians or the Corinthians, the letter to the Ephesians contains almost no clues about the situation and issues its recipients faced. Nevertheless, the letter vividly depicts how God's will revealed in Christ reorients believers' lives toward unity, mutual respect, submission and love - in short, new life in Christ, relying on his power and strength.
Darrell Bock shows how this precious jewel of a letter combines gospel doctrine, enablement and exhortation to life.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78359-895-3 (9781783598953)
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Book
05/2019
Inter-Varsity Press
€20.00
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Person
Executive Director of Cultural Engagement and Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary, Texas, USA. Author of numerous books including Jesus According to Scripture, Who is Jesus?, A Theology of Luke and Acts and commentaries on Luke and Acts (both BECNT).
Content
- Intro
- GENERAL PREFACE
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Bible versions
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Commentaries on Ephesians
- Other commentaries, books, monographs and articles
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. The importance of Ephesians
- 2. Destination(s)
- 3. Issues tied to authorship: comparison with Colossians
- 4. Issues tied to authorship: comparison with other New Testament materials
- 5. Authorship and date
- 6. Purpose, date and setting
- ANALYSIS
- COMMENTARY
- 1. PRAISE FOR GOD'S WORK IN CHRIST AND PRAYER FOR AN UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S POWER (1:1 - 2:22)
- A. Greeting (1:1-2)
- B. Praise for God's plan and work in Christ (1:3-14)
- C. Prayer for understanding of God's power (1:15 - 2:22)
- 2. PAUL'S CALLING IN THE MYSTERY TO MINISTER TO THE GENTILES CULMINATES IN PRAYER FOR STRENGTH AND A BENEDICTION OF GOD'S CAPABILITY (3:1-21)
- A. Paul's calling to minister the mystery for Gentiles (3:1-13)
- B. Paul's prayer for strengthening (3:14-19)
- C. Paul's benediction of God's capability (3:20-21)
- 3. THE CHURCH IN THE WORLD (4:1 - 6:24)
- A. The walk (4:1 - 6:9)
- B. The armour of God (6:10-20)
- C. Closing remarks (6:21-24)
- Conclusion
- NOTES
